United States DC Circuit

In a negligence suit against defendant-French-owned airline, arising from injuries sustained in a Paris airport, the district court's finding of jurisdiction is affirmed where the claim falls within the -commercial activity- exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act since a ticket sale in the U.S. was necessary to establish plaintiff-s claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/24/2005
• Decided 11/22/2005
• Published 11/22/2005

Judges

• Before:  TATEL and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lynn E. Calkins argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Athan T. Tsimpedes argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee.   John M. Shoreman entered an appearance.