United States Sixth Circuit

Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, foreign sovereigns immune from criminal prosecution are also immune from civil RICO actions based on those predicate criminal acts.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/07/2001
• Decided 01/16/2002
• Published 01/16/2002

Judges

• Before KEITH, NORRIS, and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Eric H. Zagrans (argued and briefed), Zagrans Law Firm, Elyria, OH, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Paul S. Lefkowitz, Climaco, Climaco, Seminatore, Lefkowitz & Garofoli, Cleveland, OH, David H. Fromm (argued and briefed), Brown, Gavalas & Fromm, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellants.