Legal Opinion
In re Chiquita Brands Int'l, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided January 3, 2018No. CASE NO. 08–MD–01916–KAMPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNETH A. MARRA, United States District Judge
This is a civil action to recover damages for the murder of six United States citizens in the Republic of Colombia. The Plaintiffs are a missionary organization, New Tribes Mission ("NTM"), and the relatives and representatives of six Americans who were kidnapped and killed in the 1990s by a Colombian terrorist organization known as the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-"the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia"-or the "FARC."
Plaintiffs bring claims under the civil liability provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act (the "ATA"), 18 U.S.C. §…
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