Legal Opinion
Rhonda Kemper v. Deutsche Bank AG
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 12, 2018No. 18-1031PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, Chief Judge.
On May 16, 2009, U.S. Army Specialist David Schaefer, Jr., was killed by a roadside bomb while serving a tour of duty in Iraq. This litigation represents his mother's attempt to hold someone responsible for the senseless loss of her son. It is easy to understand why she wishes to do so. But not everything is redressable in a court. Terrorist attacks such as the one that took Spc. Schaefer's life often elude the conventional judicial system. Those directly responsible may be beyond the reach of the court, because they are unidentifiable, or because they are beyond the reach…
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