The Republic of Namibia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations cannot escape liability for the damage its contractor did to an adjoining townhouse during construction, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled.
Rejecting a claim under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, the Second Circuit said on May 25 that the mission can be sued in tort for failure to comply with the New York City Building Code.
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