A Washington federal court judge has ruled that the Lebanese ambassador to the United States and his wife are immune from a breach of contract lawsuit brought by a former housekeeper.
U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg wrote in an opinion (PDF) released Tuesday afternoon that Antoine Chedid and his family are protected by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, finding that an exception to diplomatic immunity for certain commercial agreements doesn’t apply to domestic workers.
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