Legal Opinion
Clemente v. Philippine Airlines
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 9, 1985No. 84 Civ. 4645PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDELSTEIN, District Judge:
This is an action for breach of contract of carriage. The verified complaint, originally filed in state court, was removed to this court on June 29, 1984, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(d). Plaintiffs have made no motion to remand to state court. Jurisdiction is predicated on 28 U.S.C. § 1330(a), which confers jurisdiction upon the district courts of any nonjury civil action against “a foreign state.” 28 U.S.C. § 1603(b)(2) defines a foreign state as any entity which has a majority of its shares owned by a foreign state or a political subdivision of a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North American Phillips Corporation v. Emery Air Freight CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Tishman & Lipp, Inc. v. Delta Air LinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Louis Danna, Robert F. Esler, and All Others Similarly Situated v. Air FranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Associated Air Transport, Inc., Associated Air Transport, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by4 opinions
- American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. New York City Human Resources AdministrationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
- Travel Committee, Inc. v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- American Airlines, Inc. v. Platinum World TravelDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1989
- General Electric Co. v. Harper Robinson & Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1993