Legal Opinion
COMSAT Corp. v. Finshipyards S.A.M.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 15, 1995No. Civ. 94-0165 PLFPublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
COMSAT Corporation is an American telecommunications provider that carried long distance telephone calls placed from the Republic of Zaire by Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga, the President of Zaire, and by others in Zaire to various places around the world. It sued President Mobutu in his personal capacity and the Republic of Zaire because, COMSAT contends, they have not paid their phone bills. COM-SAT also names Finshipyards S.A.M. as a defendant because Finshipyards was responsible for receiving and forwarding COM-SAT’s invoices to the Zaire…
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