Legal Opinion
Tamam v. Fransabank Sal
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 5, 2010No. 08 Civ. 6156(JFK)PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion and Order
JOHN F. KEENAN, District Judge:
Plaintiffs are fifty-seven Israeli citizens who were injured in or survive family members killed in missile attacks launched by Hizbullah, a Lebanese terrorist organization, in July and August of 2006. Plaintiffs brought suit under the Alien Tort Claims Act (“ATCA”) against five foreign banks, Fransabank SAL, Bank Libanaise Pour le Commerce, Bank of Beirut SAL, Bank Libano-Frangaise SAL, and Middle East and Africa Bank (“Defendants”), claiming that their provision of certain fi nancial services to parties associated with Hizbullah constituted…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Licci Ex Rel. Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank, SALCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
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- In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 (Asat Trust Reg.)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
- Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank, SALNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
- Holocaust Victims of v. OTP BankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
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