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LINTON v. AIRBUS INDUSTRIE

No. 14-95-00371-CV.

934 S.W.2d 754 (1996)

Laura Howell LINTON, et al., Appellants, v. AIRBUS INDUSTRIE and Aeroformation, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled December 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis E. Henderson, Francis I. Spagnoletti, Michael J. Maloney, David W. Holman, Kevin Dubose, Houston, for appellants.

Thad T. Dameris, Houston, John R. Gilbert, Angleton, Charles Schwartz, Raybourne Thompson, Jr., Michael J. Mucchetti, Houston, Jacques E. Soiret, Los Angeles, CA, for appellees.

Before YATES, JOE L. DRAUGHN and O'NEILL, JJ.

OPINION

O'NEILL, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order granting appellees' motion for special appearance and dismissing appellants' claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The trial court found appellees to be immune from suit in the United States because they are foreign sovereigns under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA"), 28 U.S.C. § 1602-11 (1989). We reverse and remand.

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