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EL-HADAD v. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

No. 06-7075.

496 F.3d 658 (2007)

Mohamed Salem EL-HADAD, Appellee v. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 27, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary M. Baker argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs was Haig V. Kalbian.

Philip M. Musolino argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Sylvia J. Rolinski and Danielle M. Espinet.

Before: TATEL, GARLAND and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.

BROWN, Circuit Judge:

The chief question in this appeal is whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, 28 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq., shields the United Arab Emirates from the wrongful termination and defamation suit of its former employee, Mohamed Salem El-Hadad, once an accountant in the U.A.E.'s embassy here in Washington, D.C. The case turns on an application of the Act's commercial activity...

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