Legal Opinion
Chadwick v. Arabian American Oil Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 3, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-231 CMWPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
This case is governed by what the Angel Gabriel said to the Prophet Mohammad in the Seventh Century A.D.
In this diversity action, plaintiff has filed a complaint seeking damages for the alleged medical malpractice of defendant, Arabian American Oil Company (“Aramco”). Under Delaware choice of law rules, Saudi Arabian law applies because that country was the locus of the injury in question. Saudi Arabian law, known as the Shari’a and revealed to the Prophet Mohammad centuries ago, does not recognize the doctrine of vicarious liability which is the…
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