Legal Opinion
Randolph v. Budget Rent-A-Car
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1996No. Nos. 95-55402, 95-55465PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question of whether an instrumentality of a foreign nation may be held liable for negligent torts committed by a scholarship student trainee in the United States. We hold that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act precludes federal jurisdiction for such an action and reverse the district court’s judgment against Saudi Arabian Airlines (“Saudia”).
I. Facts and Procedural History
Fahad Abdullah Maghrabi (Maghrabi) is a subject of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who received a scholarship from an ongoing Sau-dia training program to study English and…
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