Legal Opinion
Republic of Honduras v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 2003No. 02-11727, 02-11728, 02-11733 to 02-11736PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we address the issue of whether the revenue rule prevents a foreign sovereign from bringing suit in federal court for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 (“RICO”) involving schemes to avoid the sovereign’s tax laws. This case is the consolidation of six separate appeals. The Republics of Belize, Honduras and Ecuador (“The Republics”) brought claims against the Appellees (“Big Tobacco”) for violations of RICO, as well as state and common law claims. The Republics now appeal the district court’s order…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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