Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Republic of Sudan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 23, 2015No. Docket No. 14-121-cvPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIN, Circuit'Judge:
On October 12, 2000, an explosive-laden skiff pulled up alongside the U.S.S. Cole, which was docked for refueling at the port of Aden, Yemen, and detonated. Seventeen U.S. Navy sailors were killed in the attack, and forty-two wounded. Fifteen of the injured sailors and three of their spouses brought suit in 2010 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the “D.C. District Court”) under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (the “FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602 et seq., alleging that al Qaeda was responsible for the attack and that the Republic of…
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