Legal Opinion
Belgrade v. Sidex International Furniture Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 31, 1998No. 97 Civ. 3376(LAK), 97 Civ. 3912(LAK), 97 Civ. 3913(LAK) and 97 Civ. 6478(LAK)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
In the early part of the 1990’s, the secession of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzogovina led to the dissolution of the Socialist Federated Republic of Yugoslavia (“SFRY”). Tidal forces driven by ethnic, religious, and nationalistic rivalries in the wake of that collapse have inflicted an extended period of strife on the region. These four actions are part of that turmoil.
Jugobanka A.D. Belgrade (“Jugobanka”), a banking corporation organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro) (“FRY (S & M)”), claims to be the…
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