Chuidian v. Philippine National Bank
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
912 F.2d 1095 (9th Cir. 1990)
Relevant factsFree
Daza (defendant), a Philippine government official on a commission investigating allegedly ill-gotten wealth, instructed the Philippine National Bank to dishonor a letter of credit issued to Chuidian (plaintiff) while investigating whether Chuidian obtained it improperly; Chuidian sued Daza and the bank in U.S. federal court, and Daza claimed sovereign immunity under the FSIA.
IssueFree
Whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's grant of sovereign immunity to a foreign state and its agencies or instrumentalities extends to individual officials of that foreign government for actions taken within their official capacity.
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