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Iran - Hezbollah Default Judgment
The record default judgment against a foreign nation by an American court in excess of $2.6 billon in the matter Deborah D. Peterson et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran et al., docket number 01-2094, has been published on the web site of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, with an opinion, both dated Sepember 7, 2007. The court examined sua sponte the issues arising under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. President Reagan had sent the victims to Lebanon where they were killed or maimed on October 23, 1983 in a then-unusual attack. -- Clemens Kochinke, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washington.
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Gated Immunity in Manila
In Spouse of German envoy urged to pay for property damage--Embassy says hubby enjoys diplomatic immunity, Veronica Uy explains a dispute between a Philippine property owner and the spouse of a diplomat whose car damaged a gate.
Reportedly, the driver acknowledged liability to police and promised compensation but payment did not follow. When the embassy expressed its understanding that immunity applies, the owner obtained a contrary opinion from the Manila Department of Foreign Affairs on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations issue.
An informal departmental opinion notes different treatment in criminal and civil matters. The department would make a recommendation to the court after the owner requests its intercession, the Global Nation article reports on September 7, 2007. -- Clemens Kochinke, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washington.
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