Legal Opinion
Avirgan v. Hull
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided June 23, 1988No. 86-1146-CIVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENTS
JAMES LAWRENCE KING, Chief Judge.
The thundering explosion of a bomb shattered the evening air at the river bank camp of the Southern Contra Force led by Commendante Eden Pastora. A group of approximately 30 journalists had travelled for hours by canoe, up a steaming jungle river to reach the guerilla camp known as La Penca.
Plaintiffs, one of whom is a journalist who survived the explosion that left eight dead and numerous wounded, accuse the 29 defendants of causing this bombing. They alleged that this bombing was only one act of criminal RICO enterprise…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Baxter v. PalmigianoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Marian Fontenot, Etc. v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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- State Farm Life Insurance Company v. Diane D. Gutterman v. Regan Daughtry Gutterman and John S. Gutterman, Iii, Infants, and H.J. Davidson, Jr., Co-Guardian Ad Litem of the Minor Children, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Avirgan v. HullCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Busby v. Crown Supply, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- In Re Sahlen & Associates, Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1991
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