Legal Opinion
Aquamar S.A. v. Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 30, 1999No. 95-5198PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents several novel issues regarding appellate jurisdiction and the waiver provisions of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602-11. Defendants/appellants Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., and Ciba-Geigy Limited (collectively “appellants”) contend that Programa Na-cional de Banano (“PNB”), an Ecuadorian government agency, has expressly waived its sovereign immunity from suit under the FSIA. They appeal an order dismissing their third-, fourth- and fifth-party complaints…
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