New York Court of Appeals June 3, 1986 (Aboujdid v. Singapore Airlines, Ltd.)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Meyer, J.

An entity otherwise entitled to sovereign immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (28 USC § 1602 ff; hereafter FSIA) which serves an answer asserting not only a number of affirmative defenses other than sovereign immunity but also a counterclaim against plaintiffs and their counsel, and in furtherance of its position utilizes a number of procedural