Legal Opinion
Amerada Hess Shipping Corporation v. Argentine Republic, United Carriers, Inc. v. Argentine Republic
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 11, 1987No. 333, 334, Dockets 86-7602, 86-7603PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Chief Judge:
This case presents the important question whether a federal district court has jurisdiction over a claim that a foreign sovereign, in violation of international law, attacked on the high seas a neutral ship engaged in the United States domestic trade. Amerada Hess Shipping Corporation (Amerada) and United Carriers, Inc. (United) appeal from a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Robert L. Carter, J., dismissing their complaint for lack of jurisdiction, 638 F.Supp. 73 (S.D.N.Y.1986). Appellants argue that both the Alien Tort…
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