Legal Opinion
Elmaliach v. Bank of China Ltd.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 17, 2013Published
1Opinion of the Court
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Feinman, J.
Plaintiffs are 50 citizens and domiciliaries of Israel who were either injured in terrorist bombings and rocket attacks carried out by Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Hamas in Israel between 2005 and 2007, or are family members or estates of persons killed in the attacks.1 They allege that the acts of Bank of China Limited (BOC) were a proximate cause of their injuries in that BOC helped facilitate the transfer of millions of dollars between PIJ and Hamas leadership outside Israel and their operatives inside Israel, enabling the two organizations to plan,…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Espinal v. Melville Snow Contractors, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Parochial Bus Systems, Inc. v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- EBC I, Inc. v. Goldman, Sachs & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 2005
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