United States Seventh Circuit

In a state law contract action against Alitalia Airlines that was removed to federal court under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, a jury verdict for plaintiffs is reversed and remanded where Alitalia's change in status from a state-owned enterprise to a private company after the filing of the lawsuit did not affect the FSIA's bar on jury trials.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/05/2007
• Decided 11/30/2007
• Published 11/30/2007

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Terry M. Grimm (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants., Thomas Carulli (argued), Kaplan, Von Ohlen, & Massamillo, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.