Legal Opinion
Keith Carmichael v. United Technologies Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1988No. 86-2979PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Keith Carmichael, a citizen of Great Britain, sued the defendants in the Southern District of Texas under the somewhat obscure Alien Tort Statute 1 for his imprisonment and torture in Saudi Arabia. The district court dismissed. We affirm.
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Carmichael is chairman and general manager of Sacem International, a Netherlands corporation with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. In 1981, Sacem was hired to perform general contracting work in Saudi Arabia. Sacem was sponsored by Sigma Corporation, a Netherlands corporation owned and operated by the Saudi…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Dolly M. E. Filartiga and Joel Filartiga v. Americo Norberto Pena-IralaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Hanoch Tel-Oren, in His Capacity as Father, on Behalf of the Deceased, Imry Tel-Oren v. Libyan Arab Republic Hanoch Tel-Oren v. Libyan Arab RepublicCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- United States v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Romero v. Drummond Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Beanal v. Freeport-McMoran, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Elsa Cabello v. Armando Fernandez-LariosCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
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