Legal Opinion
Segni v. Commercial Office of Spain
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 24, 1986No. 85 C 7721PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BRIAN BARNETT DUFF, District Judge.
This action arises out of an employment contract entered into by plaintiff Enrique Segni and Mercedes Rubio, Commercial Attache of Spain, for defendant Commercial Office of Spain (“Commercial Office”). Defendant Commercial Office has moved to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
The Commercial Office argues that it is immune from suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1602, et seq. The general rule under the FSIA is that “a foreign state shall be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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