Kelly v. Syria Shell Petroleum Development B.V.

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

Primarily at issue are whether, pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602-11, AI Furat Petroleum Company is an “organ” of Syria for purposes of defeating subject matter jurisdiction; and, if it is, whether immunity is precluded by the FSIA commercial activity exception, 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(2). The district court dismissed AI Furat for lack of subject matter jurisdiction; the other Appellees, for lack of personal jurisdiction. As part of contesting those dismissals, Appellants maintain they were denied adequate…