Perez v. The Bahamas’s Empirical Analysis
652 F.2d 186 · 1981
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 16 U.S.C. § 1801 (American Fisheries Promotion Act) · 16 U.S.C. § 1822 (Driftnet Impact) · 18 U.S.C. § 7 · 28 U.S.C. § 1330 (§ 2 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976) · 28 U.S.C. § 1604 (§ 4 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976) · 28 U.S.C. § 1605 (§ 4 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976) · 28 U.S.C. § 292
Relies on United States v. Flores · United States v. Postal · Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. Unidentified Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing Vessel · United States v. Mitchell
Most-quoted passages
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“for personal injury or death, or damage to or loss of property, occurring in the United States and caused by the tortious act or omission of that foreign state ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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