Legal Opinion
Knox v. Palestine Liberation Organization
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 1, 2004No. 03 Civ. 4466PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MARRERO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, the representative and heirs and survivors of the Estate of Aharon Ellis (“Ellis”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) commenced this action asserting claims arising under the Antiterrorism Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. 2331 et seq. (the “ATA”), and other related common law tort causes of action. They allege that Ellis was murdered in a terrorist attack that occurred in Israel in January 2002 and that the shooting was planned and carried out by defendant Ab-del Salam Sadek Hassuna (“Hassuna”) acting in concert with and under the direction and assistance…
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation OrganizationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016
- Ungar v. Palestine Liberation OrganizationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Gill v. Arab Bank, PLCDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2012
- Knox v. Palestine Liberation OrganizationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- Ali Shafi v. Palestinian AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
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