Legal Opinion
Fawwaz Zedan v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 24, 1988No. 87-7205PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Fawwaz Zedan filed this action against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He seeks damages in the amount of $632,860 caused by Saudi Arabia’s failure to honor its alleged agreement to guarantee appellant’s salary and share of profits due him under a separate contract with a Saudi Arabian corporation engaged in road construction in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia moved to dismiss the suit on the grounds that the district court lacked jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C.…
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