Legal Opinion
Rux v. Republic of Sudan
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 25, 2007No. Civil Action 2:04cv428PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
DOUMAR, District Judge.
This action arises from the October 12, 2000, terrorist bombing of the American warship U.S.S. Cole during a temporary refueling stop in the Port of Aden, Yemen, in which seventeen American sailors were killed. Plaintiffs Olivia Rux, et al. (“Plaintiffs”), more than fifty surviving family members of the deceased sailors, allege that Defendant Republic of Sudan (“Sudan”) is liable for damages from the attack because it provided material support and assistance to Al Qaeda, the terrorist organization whose operatives planned and carried out the attack.…
2Cases cited67 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Gates v. Syrian Arab RepublicDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
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