Legal Opinion
Zappia Middle East Construction Company Limited v. The Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 12, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 351 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULEY, District Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Zappia Middle East Construction Company Limited (“ZMEC”) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Wood, J.) dismissing its complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The district court held that the plaintiff failed to establish facts sufficient to bring the action within the purview of the expropriation exception of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(3) (1994). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On an appeal from an order granting a motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal…
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