Legal Opinion

Alsanabani v. Spear Operations Group, LLC

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 13, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-1684Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ZENA ALSANABANI in her individual capacity and/or Executor of The Estate of Abdulmalek Anwar Alsanabani, Plaintiff, v. Civ. Action No. 25-1684 (JDB) SPEAR OPERATIONS GROUP, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Zena Alsanabani sues several private military contractors, banks, and associated individuals for the death of her brother in connection with the United Arab Emirates’ military campaign in Yemen. Before the Court is First Abu Dhabi Bank’s motion to dismiss. For the reasons explained below, the motion is granted.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Myrna O'Dell Firestone v. Leonard K. FirestoneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  3. Hettinga v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
  4. Mohamad v. Palestinian AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  5. James Owens v. Republic of SudanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017

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