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CARMICHAEL v. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

No. 86-2979.

835 F.2d 109 (1988)

Keith CARMICHAEL, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 7, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana G. Kirk, Kirk & Carrigan, Houston, Tex., Anthony D'Amato, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Travis C. Broesche, David C. Holmes, Houston, Tex., for United Technologies Corp., et al.

Joseph D. Cheavens, Baker & Botts, Houston, Tex., for Price Waterhouse.

Ralph Shain, Ronald E. Cook, Mayor, Day & Caldwell, Houston, Tex., for Daniel, et al.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

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 Statute1 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...

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