Legal Opinion
Hassan El-Fadl v. Central Bank of Jordan
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 6, 1996No. 94-7212PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
Hassan El-Fadl filed suit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia seeking to recover damages against Petra International Banking Corporation (“PIBC”) for wrongful termination of employment as well as for various tort claims against several Jordanian institutions and officials: the Central Bank of Jordan, its Governor and Deputy Governor, and Petra Bank (together, the “Jordanian defendants”). 1 The Central Bank of Jordan removed the case to federal district court pursuant to the Federal Sovereign Immunities Act…
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