U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Immunity of U.S. Government from Civilian Damages Incurred During Panama Invasion

On March 6, 1992, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a unanimous opinion filed per curiam affirmed the dismissal by a U.S. district court of an action brought by Panamanian business enterprises against the U.S. Government, alleging that they suffered property damage during looting that occurred immediately after the invasion of Panama by U.S. armed forces in December 1989…[more]