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Court blocks American from suing Ethiopia for infecting his computer

Ethiopian-born U.S. citizen barred from filing civil suit against African country. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit rules foreign states are immune from suit. Court declined exception claimed by Kidane, stating that it would abrogate Ethiopia’s immunity only if the tort or wrongful act occurred entirely in the U., court said. Ethiopia’s placement of the spyware on Kidane’s computer, although completed in the US when he opened an infected email attachment, began outside the US., it added.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3180972/court-blocks-american-from-suing-ethiopia-for-infecting-his-computer.html

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