Legal Opinion
Clayco Petroleum Corporation and Bruce Clayman v. Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Occidental of Umm Al Qaywayn, Inc., and Armand Hammer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1983No. 80-5657PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal arises from an antitrust suit filed by Clayco Petroleum Corporation and Bruce dayman, the founder and principal shareholder of Clayco against Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Occidental of Umm Al Qaywayn, Inc. and Armand Hammer (Occidental) charging Occidental with making secret payments to an official of Umm Al Qaywayn in order to obtain unlawfully an off-shore oil concession. The district court dismissed the action on the basis of the act of state doctrine. 1 We affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL CONTEXT
Plaintiffs commenced this action alleging violations of section 1 of the…
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