Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Sebelius
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 29, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2011-0527PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge.
The plaintiffs brought this action under the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (2006), and the United States Constitution seeking redress for “non-consensual human medical experimentation that took place in Guatemala from ... 1946 to 1953, and any subsequent medical testing that lasted beyond 1953 at the hands of American and Guatemalan doctors and government officials ... who were continuing the initial program.” First Amended Class Action Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Damages ¶¶ 2, 14. By Memorandum Opinion and Order dated June 13,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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