Legal Opinion
Aboujdid v. Singapore Airlines, Ltd.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 3, 1986PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
An entity otherwise entitled to sovereign immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (28 USC § 1602 ff; hereafter FSIA) which serves an answer asserting not only a number of affirmative defenses other than sovereign immunity but also a counterclaim against plaintiffs and their counsel, and in furtherance of its position utilizes a number of procedural devices before attempting some four and a half years after commencement of the litigation to amend its answer to assert the immunity defense, waives immunity and the grant of permission to serve an amended…
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