Legal Opinion
Hilaturas Miel, SL v. Republic of Iraq
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 20, 2008No. 06 CIV. 12PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
This action arises out of a contract (the “Contract”) entered into under the United Nations (“UN”) Oil for Food Program (“OFFP”). The motions raise issues of subject matter jurisdiction and service un der the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq., and the effect of the hostilities in Iraq on the contractual rights of the parties.
The Republic of Iraq (the “Republic of Iraq” or the “Defendant”) has moved under Rules 12(b)(1), (4), (5) and (6) Fed. R.Civ.P. to dismiss the complaint of the plaintiff Hilaturas Miel, S.L. (“Hilaturas” or the…
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