Legal Opinion
Keith Stansell v. Mercurio International S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 9, 2013No. 11-11125, 11-11690PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
At issue in this case is the meaning of “blocked assets” under § 201 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (Terrorism Act), Pub.L. No. 107-297, 116 Stat. 2322. Specifically, we decide whether assets frozen pursuant only to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act), 21 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., qualify as “blocked assets” under the Terrorism Act. Under the plain language of the statute, we hold such assets are not “blocked assets.”
I. BACKGROUND
Between 2003 and 2008, Appellees suffered repeated acts of international terrorism at the hands of the Revolutionary Armed Forces…
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