United States DC Circuit

In case brought by former employee for wrongful termination and defamation against defendant U.A.E., denial of immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 is affirmed as plaintiff was not a civil servant under the Act, his work did not involve the exercise of distinctively governmental power and, thus, the commercial activity exception applies. However, the judgment is reversed in part where the district court failed to discount plaintiff's future lost earnings to present value.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/13/2007
• Decided 07/27/2007
• Published 07/27/2007

Judges

• Before:  TATEL, GARLAND and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

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


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