Legal Opinion
Clodfelter v. Republic of Sudan
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 20, 2013No. 11-2118PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Judge DAVIS joined. Judge DAVIS wrote a separate concurring opinion.
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
After the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole in October 2000, fifty-nine family members of the victims (the “plaintiffs”) filed suit against the Republic of Sudan (“Sudan”) in 2004. In 2007, the district court found Sudan liable under the Death on the High Seas Act (the “DOHSA”), and ordered it to pay damages. When the plaintiffs, joined by four others not party to the 2004 complaint, commenced a new suit against…
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