Legal Opinion
Maximo HILAO, Class Plaintiffs, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ESTATE OF Ferdinand MARCOS, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1996No. 95-15779PublishedCited by 394 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
The Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos appeals from a final judgment entered against it in a class-action suit after a trifurcated jury trial on the damage claims brought by a class of Philippine nationals (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Hilao”) who were victims of torture, “disappearance”, or summary execution under the regime of Ferdinand E. Marcos. We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to.28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
This case arises from human-rights abuses — specifically, torture, summary execution, and “disappearance” —…
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