Legal Opinion
Mangattu v. M/V Ibn Hayyan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 14, 1994No. 93-02610PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
The district court found that Appellee, United Arab Shipping Co, (S.A.G.) (UASC) is a foreign state under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), and released Appel- lee’s vessel, which Appellants had seized, without requiring security. We affirm.
I. FACTS
Gopalakrishnan N. Mangattu, Derryl F. Remedioa and Thaluthara K. Francis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, are citizens of India who worked as merchant seamen on M/V HAYYAN, a ship owned by defendant, UASC. On December 1, 1992, Appellants filed suit claiming unpaid earned wages, double wages, personal injuries and…
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