Legal Opinion
Goldstar (Panama) S.A. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1992No. 91-2229PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERVIN, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants, a group of Panamanian businesses (collectively, “Goldstar”), appeal from the district court’s dismissal of their action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Goldstar claims that the United States Government is liable for damage to the property of various Panamanian businesses that occurred as a result of looting and rioting in the wake of the United States’ invasion of Panama. Finding that the United States has not waived its sovereign immunity against law suits of this nature, we affirm the dismissal of this case.
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Because the court below…
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