Legal Opinion
Goodman Holdings Anglo Irish Beef Processors International v. Rafidain Bank
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 7, 1994No. 92-7246PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Goodman Holdings and its subsidiary Anglo Irish Beef Processors International (Goodman), both Irish corporations, brought this action to recover payments due on letters of credit issued in their favor by Rafi-dain Bank (Rafidain) and Rasheed Bank (Rasheed), both of them branches of the Iraqi government. The district court dismissed the action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction on the ground that Rafidain enjoys sovereign immunity from…
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