Legal Opinion
Estate of Parsons v. Palestinian Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 29, 2010No. Civil Action 07-1847 (JR)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JAMES ROBERTSON, District Judge.
On October 15, 2003, Mark Parsons was traveling near the Ben Hanoun junction in northern Gaza, Palestine, as part of a security detail escorting United States diplomats to interview applicants for Fulbright scholarships. A remote control bomb denoted near Parsons’ vehicle, killing him and two others. Parsons’ estate, his siblings, and the estate of his parents (collectively, “plaintiffs”) bring this action against the Palestinian Authority (“PA”) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (“PLO”) under the Antiterrorism Act of 1991 (“ATA”), 18 U.S.C.…
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