Legal Opinion

Aidi v. Yaron

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided August 28, 1987No. Civ. A. 87-1216PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

NORMA HOLLOWAY JOHNSON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs filed this suit against Amos Yaron on May 4, 1987, seeking to recover damages for personal injuries as well as for the wrongful death of certain relatives alleged to have been killed at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Beirut, Lebanon, in September 1982. The defendant, a Brigadier General in the armed forces of the State of Israel, was at that time stationed in West Beirut. Plaintiffs accuse defendant of participating in the massacres which occurred in these refugee camps by knowingly facilitating and permitting the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. EngerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1978
  2. Mashayekhi v. IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1981
  3. Vulcan Iron Works, Inc. v. Polish American MacHinery Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
  4. Kobelski v. Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United NationsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976

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