Legal Opinion
SerVaas Inc. v. Republic of Iraq
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 26, 2013No. 12-822-cvUnpublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Defendants Republic of Iraq (“Iraq”) and the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Iraq (“Ministry”) appeal from the district court’s award of summary judgment to plaintiff SerVaas Incorporated (“SerVaas”) on its claim for recognition of an April 6, 1991 judgment of the Paris Commercial Court in the amount of $14,152,800 (“French Judgment”) against both the Ministry and Iraq under New York’s Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act, NY. C.P.L.R. § 5301 et seq. (“Recognition Act” or “Article 53”). Defendants contend that the district court erred in (1) recognizing the…
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