Legal Opinion

A.I. Trade Finance, Inc. v. Petra International Banking Corporation

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided August 22, 1995No. 94-7117PublishedCited by 132 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

A.I. Trade Finance, Inc. (AITF) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Petra International Banking Corporation (PIBC), an Edge Act corporation. AITF brought suit in order to hold PIBC liable on six notes guarantied by Petra Bank of Jordan (Petra Bank), upon the theory that PIBC is the alter-ego of Petra Bank. For the reasons set out below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. Background

The facts as alleged in AITF’s complaint (or as otherwise reflected in the record and not…

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