Legal Opinion
Eckert International, Inc. v. Government of the Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 24, 1993No. 1:93-cr-00457PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
I
This diversity contract action against a foreign government presents the threshold question whether a private American corporation’s breach of contract claim against the Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji (“Fiji”) is barred by sovereign immunity, or is otherwise nonjusticiable by virtue of the act of state or political question doctrines. For the reasons set forth here, the Court concludes that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602 et seq., does not shield defendant Fiji from liability because Fiji’s contract with…
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