Legal Opinion
American Telecom Co. v. Republic of Lebanon
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2007No. 05-2408PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
American Telecom Company, LLC and American Telecom Group-USA, LLC (collectively “American Telecom”) appeal from the order of the district court dismissing, under Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 12(b)(1) for want of federal subject-matter jurisdiction, their complaint against the Republic of Lebanon (“Lebanon”). The question presented is whether the district court erred by finding that Lebanon’s conduct did not cause a direct effect in the United States and therefore that the 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(2) commercial activity exception to FSIA immunity did not apply.…
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