Legal Opinion

Gates v. Victor Fine Foods

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 16, 1995No. 93-16141PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

This case requires us to explore the statutory maze of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act as it applies to Canadian entities that market and promote hogs raised in the Province of Alberta and operate a pork processing plant in British Columbia, either one of which might affect employees in a plant in California.

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Alberta Pork Producers Development Corporation (“Alberta Pork”) is a Canadian entity established pursuant to the Alberta 'Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, R.S.A. 1980, c. M-5, to provide for the effective marketing and promotion of hogs produced in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  2. First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior De CubaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Taylor v. Standard Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. Siderman de Blake v. Republic of ArgentinaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  5. Yessenin-Volpin v. Novosti Press AgencyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978

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3Cited by68 opinions

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