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OLYMPIA EXP., INC. v. LINEE AEREE ITALIANE, S.P.A.

Nos. 07-1708, 07-1821.

509 F.3d 347 (2007)

OLYMPIA EXPRESS, INC. and Neotours, Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. LINEE AEREE ITALIANE, S.P.A., doing business as Alitalia Airlines, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 30, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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.

Before POSNER, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Alitalia appeals from an $8.5 million judgment in a suit for breach of contract under Illinois law. The suit, brought by two firms that sell tickets for seats on Alitalia flights, had been filed in an Illinois state court. But Alitalia removed it to the federal district court in Chicago under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (codified in 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330(a), 1441(d), 1602-1611), at a time when the Italian government was Alitalia...

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