District Court, District of Columbia June 20, 2011, 98-cv-1192 (RCL) (Sununu v. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case arises out of a contract dispute between the national airline of the Philippines and a former White House Chief of Staff. Facing turbulence during the Asian Financial Crisis of the 1990s, Philippine Airlines (“PAL”) sought to renegotiate its aircraft lease agreement with World Airways (“WA”).