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ZERNICEK v. BROWN & ROOT, INC.

No. 85-2663.

826 F.2d 415 (1987)

Michael ZERNICEK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BROWN & ROOT, INC., et al., Defendants, Petroleos Mexicanos, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 11, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Haden and J.L. Hinojosa, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Douglas S. Johnston, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before RUBIN, GARZA and JONES, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), is a foreign-government agency immune from suit in the United States if a United States citizen sustains personal injuries in that sovereign's territory while working for a United States corporation that had contracted to conduct mineral exploration activity there? The district court correctly held that the Act shields the foreign-government agency.

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