Legal Opinion
Connecticut Bank of Commerce v. Republic of Congo
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2002No. 01-50409PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
The Connecticut Bank of Commerce appeals the district court’s judgment that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act renders royalty and tax obligations owed by certain Texas oil companies to the Republic of Congo immune from garnishment.
*247A predecessor in interest to the Connecticut Bank of Commerce (hereinafter “the Bank”) lent the Congo $6.5 million. In the loan agreement, the Congo waived any right to claim foreign sovereign immunity either from suit or from attachment or execution of its property. The Congo defaulted on the loan. The Bank acquired the rights to a…
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