Legal Opinion
Calderon-Cardona v. Democratic People's Republic
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 16, 2010No. Civil 08-1367 (FAB)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BESOSA, District Judge.
Introduction
This is a civil action for wrongful death, personal injury and related torts pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (the “FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1605A, arising from a terrorist machine-gun attack at Israel’s Lod Airport 1 on May 30, 1972 (the “Lod Airport Attack”).
American citizen Carmelo Calderon-Molina (“Carmelo”) was murdered in the Lod Airport Attack and American citizen Pablo Tirado-Ayala (“Pablo”) was injured in the attack. 2
The plaintiffs are the family members and estates of Carmelo and Pablo. 3
Plaintiffs allege that the Lod…
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