Legal Opinion
Ben-Haim v. Edri
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 5, 2018No. DOCKET NO. A–2247–15T4PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILSON, J.A.D.
*253*528The question presented is whether New Jersey courts have jurisdiction to hear civil claims against foreign officials when the United States, through the State Department, has issued a suggestion of immunity (SOI) determining that those officials are entitled to immunity. We hold that New Jersey courts are bound by an SOI when, as here, the State Department's determination of conduct-based immunity is premised on the officials acting within the scope of their duties for a foreign sovereign nation. Therefore, we affirm the December 9, 2016 order dismissing plaintiff's civil…
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