Kilburn v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit · Decided 2004-07-30

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Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND. GARLAND, Circuit Judge: This case arises out of the kidnapping and murder of an American citizen in Lebanon between November 1984 and April 1986. Libya appeals from the denial of its motion to dismiss the case, arguing that sovereign immunity protects it from suit and that the plaintiff lacks a viable cause of action. We reject the first contention, co…

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