Legal Opinion
Wye Oak Technology, Inc. v. Republic of Iraq
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 6, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2010-1182PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Wye Oak Technology, Inc. brings suit against the Republic of Iraq for breach of contract. Compl. at 12-13, ECF No. 1. The agreement at issue was executed between Wye Oak and the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (the “Ministry”). Broker Services Agreement at 1, ECF No. 1-2. Jurisdiction in this Court is premised on the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), specifically § 1605(a)(2), the “commercial activity” exception to foreign sovereign immunity, which is triggered by a suit based on commercial activities of a foreign…
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