Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Government of Malaysia
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 11, 2001No. Docket No. 00-7730PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SACK, Circuit Judge:
In November 1994, plaintiff Justin Robinson, an employee of John Shields Detective Agency (“Shields Agency”), was assigned as a security guard at a building on the East Side of Manhattan, in New York City. The building had then recently been purchased by the defendant, the Government of Malaysia. While on duty, Robinson was injured when he slipped and fell on a “white substance” apparently left on the floor by construction workers.
Invoking federal subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343, Robinson filed a complaint against the Malaysian government in…
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