Legal Opinion
USAA Cas. Ins. Co. v. PERMANENT MISSION OF NAMIBIA
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 25, 2012No. 10-4892-cvPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
The question presented is whether the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations (“the Mission” or “Permanent Mission”) may be sued for the damage to an adjoining property caused by its alleged failure to comply with the New York City Building Code (“the Building Code”). 2 The Mission brings this interlocutory appeal from a November 17, 2010 order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Laura Taylor Swain, Judge) denying it immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 3 in the…
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