Raphael Bigio, Bahia Bigio, Ferial Salma Bigio and B. Bigio & Co. v. The Coca-Cola Company and the Coca-Cola Export Company

AMENDED OPINION

SACK, Circuit Judge:

This case arises out of a seizure and confiscation of foreign property allegedly in violation of New York State and international law. The plaintiffs, Raphael Bigio, Bahia Bigio, Ferial Salma Bigio and B. Bigio & Co. (collectively, “the Bigios”) seek damages from the defendants, The Coca-Cola Company and The Coca-Cola Export Corporation (collectively, “Coca-Cola”), for their conduct in connection with the nationalization of the Bigios’ property by the Egyptian government in the early 1960’s. The plaintiffs’ complaint invokes jurisdiction under the Alien Tort…