Legal Opinion
Jane W. v. Thomas
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 14, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-0569PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTucker, District Judge
Before the Court is Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim ("Motion to Dismiss") (Doc. 17), and Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 21). Upon consideration of the foregoing, and as discussed in detail below, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.
I. RELEVANT FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On February 12, 2018, Plaintiffs sued Defendant Moses Thomas for Thomas's alleged involvement in one of multiple mass killings of the first Liberian civil war. Plaintiffs allege that during the first Liberian civil war Defendant was a…
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