It let stand the ruling on the specific section, meaning that the lawsuit can now go forward in Federal District Court in Los Angeles.
The biggest of these suits is to go to trial in January in Federal District Court in Brooklyn.
The cases went to jury trial in Federal Court in Los Angeles in February 1999.
A1 Oliver North went on trial today in Federal District Court, after more than 11 months of delays and pretrial manuevering.
Mr. Nichols is expected to go on trial in Federal District Court sometime this summer on charges of murder and conspiracy.
The case is scheduled to go to trial April 20 in Federal District Court in Brooklyn if no settlement is reached.
Ms. Trutt, 34 years old, made her guilty plea 10 days before she was to go on trial in Federal District Court in Brooklyn.
Their lawsuit will now go forward in Federal District Court.
Under the 2-to-1 decision Friday, the lawsuit against Argentina can go forward in Federal District Court in Manhattan.
The dispute escalated into a lawsuit that went to jury trial in Federal Court in Los Angeles.
