Legal Opinion
Estates of Ungar Ex Rel. Estates Strachman v. Palestinian Authority
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided April 23, 2004No. C.A.00-105LPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs filed the present action pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2333 et seq. after Yaron Ungar, an American citizen, and his wife, Efrat Ungar, were killed in Israel by the terrorist group Hamas. Enacted as part of the Antiterrorism Act of 1991 (hereinaf ter, “ATA”), 18 U.S.CA. § 2333 3 , provides a cause of action for American nationals injured in their person, property, or business by an act of international terrorism. 18 U.S.C.A. § 2333(a)(1992). The Amended Complaint names as defendants, the Palestinian Authority (hereinafter, “PA”), the…
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