Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Luis Mujica v. Airscan Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 12, 2014No. 10-55515, 10-55516, 10-55587Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partZilly, Senior District Judge
For over 11 years, plaintiffs1 have been seeking justice in our courts for the role that two U.S. corporations allegedly played in atrocities committed in the Republic of Colombia. On December 13, 1998, one or more cluster bombs were dropped from a Colombian Air Force helicopter onto the village of Santo Domingo, killing 17 unarmed civilians, including six children, and wounding 25 others. Plaintiff Mario Galvis Gelvez (“Galvis”) was seriously injured in the raid, and his wife, daughter, and niece were among the massacred. Although the pilot and co-pilot of the helicopter were convicted of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Moss v. U.S. Secret ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Navarro v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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