Legal Opinion
Ruggiero v. Compania Peruana de Vapores "Inca Capac Yupanqui"
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 15, 1981No. Nos. 577, 698 and 699, Dockets 80-7595, 80-7597 and 80-7599PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs in these three cases are longshoremen seeking damages for personal injuries incurred in New York due to the alleged negligence of a shipowner, as authorized by the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. § 905(b).1 In each case the defendant is a shipping company incorporated under the laws of and wholly owned by a foreign government — Peru, Poland and Indonesia, respectively. In each case the plaintiff made a jury demand, F.R.Civ.P. 38(b), and the defendant moved to strike it as inconsistent with the Foreign Sovereign…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Curtis v. LoetherSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) PhotographsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by24 opinions
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