Stena Rederi AB v. Comision de Contratos del Comite Ejecutivo General del Sindicato Revolucionario de Trabajadores Petroleros de la Republica Mexicana, S.C.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

During its brief lifetime, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA”) has been “a constant bane of the federal judiciary.”1 This Court is once again called upon to interpret the labyrinthine provisions of the FSIA, and the task is no easier now than it has been before. Stena Rederi AB (“Stena”), a Swedish corporation, initiated a negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract action in federal district court against Petróleos Mexicanos (“Pemex”), the nationalized petroleum company of the United Mexican States,2 and Comisión de Contratos del Comité Ejecuti-*383…