Legal Opinion
Mwani v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 20, 2022No. Civil Action No. 1999-0125Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ODILLIA MUTAKA MWANI, et al. Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 99-cv-125 (GMH) AL QAEDA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This long-lingering case, which concerns the 1998 bombing of the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, is about to come to a close (at least in this Court) more than 20 years after it was filed in 1999. The current Plaintiffs—more than 500 in all—were citizens of Kenya or busi- nesses located in Nairobi at the time of the bombing. They claim that Al Qaeda, which is the sole remaining Defendant and has defaulted, is…
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