The United States is not liable for damage to businesses in Panama that were looted during the U.S. invasion in 1989, a federal appeals court ruled Wed-nesday.
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the United States was protected by sovereign immunity, meaning it cannot be sued without its permission."The United States has not waived its sovereign immunity against lawsuits of this nature," said the opinion by Chief Judge Sam J. Ervin III. He was joined by Judges Paul V. Niemeyer and U.S. District Judge Norman P. Ram-sey of Maryland.