Legal Opinion
Rux v. Republic of Sudan
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 3, 2009No. Civil Action 2:04cv428PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
ROBERT G. DOUMAR, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on remand from the Fourth Circuit. The Fourth Circuit instructed this Court to “determine whether FSIA’s creation of a private right of action for state-sponsored terrorism takes precedent over DOHSA’s remedy for death on the high seas when, as here, terrorism-related deaths occurred on the high seas.” Rux v. Republic of Sudan, No. 07-1835 (4th Cir. July 14, 2009).
Plaintiffs Olivia Rux, et al. (“Plaintiffs”), have filed a Motion for Leave to Supplement Their Fourth Amended Complaint to add a cause of action under 28…
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