NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday rejected Greece's effort to dismiss an unusual lawsuit in which Sotheby's and the owners of an ancient Greek bronze horse sued the country, seeking court permission to put the statue on the auction block.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla rejected Greece's claim that she lacked jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, saying the case triggered an exception for "commercial activity" that allowed Greece to be sued.
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