Legal Opinion
Soorajnine Singh v. Caribbean Airlines Limited
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 2015No. 14-14661PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Caribbean Airlines, Ltd. (CAL) is an international airline based in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago), and is Trinidad and Tobago’s national carrier. It is majority-owned by the Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago (Minister). In this appeal, we consider whether CAL qualifies for jury immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1330, in a negligence action by Rovin Singh. Rovin Singh, on his own behalf and as next friend for his minor children, originally filed his complaint in state court, and it was later removed to…
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