Legal Opinion
Linton v. Airbus Industrie
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1994No. 93-07479PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-Appellants Airbus Industrie, G.I.E. (“Airbus”) and its subsidiary, Aerofor-mation (“AeF”), (collectively “Airbus Defendants”) were sued in state court. The Airbus Defendants removed this case to federal court, where they sought immunity from suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”). 1 Jurisdiction for this removal was based on two distinct grounds: diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and “federal question” jurisdiction under the FSIA and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441 & 1330.
In an earlier order, the district court had concluded that the Airbus…
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