Legal Opinion
Velidor v. L/P/G Benghazi
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 30, 1981No. 80-2496PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents two questions, certified for interlocutory resolution under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), which require us to accommodate the procedures fashioned by admiralty law for the protection of seamen with the modern format for prosecuting claims against foreign states set forth in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA).1 We must also reconcile some apparent tensions between two of the FSIA provisions that govern subject matter and personal jurisdiction over foreign sovereign entities. This tension comes about because seamen who wish…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Isbrandtsen Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Patterson v. Bark EudoraSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Strathearn Steamship Co. v. DillonSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Verlinden B. v. V. Central Bank of NigeriaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Alan C. Sugarman v. Aeromexico, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Foremost-Mckesson, Inc. v. The Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Transaero, Inc. v. La Fuerza Aerea BolivianaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- James K. Gilson v. The Republic of Ireland, Gaeltarra Eireann, an Instrumentality of the Republic of Ireland, Industrial Development Division, FurboCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Goodman Holdings Anglo Irish Beef Processors International v. Rafidain BankCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Magness v. Russian FederationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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