Legal Opinion
Laker Airways Ltd. v. Sabena, Belgian World Airlines
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 6, 1984No. Nos. 83-1280, 83-1281PublishedCited by 233 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
Dissenting Opinion filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
OUTLINE OF OPINION FOR THE COURT
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Introduction_______________________________212
I. Background__________________________214
A. Laker’s Antitrust Claims____________214
B. Litigation History__________________215
C. Current Appeal in this Court_________218
II. Analysis___________________ 219
A. Bases of Concurrent Prescriptive Jurisdiction: Territoriality and Nationality ------------- 219
1.Overview_____________________219
2. United States Jurisdictional Base —220
a. Territorial Contacts Justifying…
2Cases cited97 opinions
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