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HILL v. REPUBLIC OF IRAQ

No. 02-7006.

328 F.3d 680 (2003)

Mel J. HILL, et al., Appellants, v. REPUBLIC OF IRAQ and Saddam Hussein, In his official capacity as President of the Republic of Iraq, c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Baghdad, Republic of Iraq, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 16, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Wolf argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Steven M. Sprenger.

Before: RANDOLPH and ROGERS, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

The issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in denying appellants damages for economic loss in a suit brought under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602-11 (2000). This court has not previously addressed the quantum of evidence that a plaintiff must present to obtain damages against a non-immune foreign state. Today we hold that...

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