Legal Opinion
Biton v. Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 21, 2008No. Civil Action No. 01-0382 (RMC)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
Avigail Lewis Biton, individually and on behalf of her children, and Rachel Asraf bring suit under the Antiterrorism Act of 1991 (“ATA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2333, and various tort theories against the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority, also known as the Palestinian Authority or the Palestinian National Authority (“PA”) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (“PLO”). Plaintiffs filed suit on February 20, 2001, seeking to hold these Defendants liable for the bombing of a school bus in the Gaza Strip which killed Plaintiff Avigail Biton’s husband…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Biton v. Palestinian Interim Self Government AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002
- Biton v. Palestinian Interim Self-Government AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
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