Legal Opinion
WYE OAK TECHNOLOGY, INC. v. Republic of Iraq
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 29, 2011No. 10-1874PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge OSTEEN joined. Judge SHEDD wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602-11 (“FSIA”), a federal court has subject matter jurisdiction over a claim against a foreign state only if that claim falls within one of the FSIA’s exceptions to immunity. This appeal raises the question of whether, for purposes of analyzing subject matter jurisdiction under the FSIA, a foreign state and its armed forces are separate legal *207persons. For the reasons…
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3Cited by36 opinions
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