Legal Opinion
Friedman v. Government of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 14, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2019-2021Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WILLIAM J. FRIEDMAN, Plaintiff, v. Civil No. 19-2021 (JDB) GOVERNMENT OF ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff William J. Friedman brought this action against the Government of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Mohamed al Nehyan in his former official capacity as Minister of the Government of Abu Dhabi Purchasing and Housing Office (collectively, the “Abu Dhabi defendants”), and Janata Bank, Ltd., seeking to recover damages for defendants’ alleged failure to honor a debt owed to him. Several…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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