Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Republic of Sudan
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 30, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2010-1689PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.
This case arises out of the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole (“the Cole”) on October 12, 2000. The attack ripped a thirty-two-by-thirty-six-foot hole in the side of the vessel when it was berthed in Yemen’s Aden Harbor. Seventeen servicemen and women were killed, and forty-two suffered injuries. The eighteen plaintiffs before this Court are fifteen former sailors who were injured while on the Cole and three of their spouses, who, although not on the Cole during the attack, allegedly suffered emotional distress upon learning of the incident. 1…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Phoenix Consulting, Inc. v. Republic of AngolaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Valore v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Roeder v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- Hugo Princz v. Federal Republic of GermanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Kaplan v. HezbollahDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
- Foley v. Syrian Arab RepublicDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
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