Legal Opinion
Suhail Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 30, 2014No. 13-1937, 13-2162PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge KEENAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge FLOYD and Judge COGBURN joined.
BARBARA MILANO KEENAN, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we consider whether a federal district court has subject matter jurisdiction to consider certain civil claims seeking damages against an American corporation for the torture and mistreatment of foreign nationals at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. 1 The primary issue on appeal concerns whether the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., — U.S. -, 133…
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