U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1993

Scott Nelson and Vivian Nelson, Individually and as Husband/wife v. Saudi Arabia, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Royspec

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided July 27, 1993 · Edmondson, Birch

996 F.2d 270; 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 19186; 1993 WL 255181 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Jorge A. Duarte, P.A., Miami, FL, for plaintiffs-appellants., Anthony D’Amato, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, for Nelson., Maureen E. Mahoney, Lathan & Watkins, Washington, DC, for Saudi Arabia., Marc Cooper, Cooper, Wolfe & Bolotin, P.A., Miami, FL, for King Faisal Hosp. and SA., Douglas Letter, Appellate Staff, Civ. Div., Dept, of Justice, Washington, DC, for U.S. amicus.

Opinion

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Before EDMONDSON and BIRCH, Circuit Judges. * PER CURIAM:

In the light of Saudi Arabia, et al. v. Nelson, — U.S. -, 113 S.Ct. 1471, 123 L.Ed.2d 47 (1993), our prior opinion in this case, 923 F.2d 1528, is VACATED and the cause is REMANDED to the district court *271 for dismissal in accordance with the Supreme Court’s judgment.

VACATED AND REMANDED.

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