Legal Opinion
Rux v. Republic of Sudan
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 1, 2006No. 05-2003PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part and dismissed in part by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge FlOYD joined.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
In this action for damages brought against it by relatives of American sailors killed in the terrorist bombing of the U.S.S. Cole (“Plaintiffs”), the Republic of Sudan (“Sudan”) appeals an order of the district court largely denying its motion to dismiss. On appeal, Sudan argues both that the district court erred in denying its motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and also that this court should exercise…
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