The Supreme Court ruled Monday that victims and families of loved ones lost in terrorist attacks at U.S. Embassies in 1998 can recover a …
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that victims and families of loved ones lost in terrorist attacks at U. S. Embassies in 1998 can recover a higher amount in damages from Sudan, potentially giving 9-11 families and other terror victims a better chance to punish foreign countries for their pain and suffering.
The lawsuit was brought by victims and families of al Qaeda truck bombings outside U. S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, which resulted in more than 200 deaths of thousands of injuries.
The Republic of Sudan faced a state-sponsored terrorism lawsuit brought by both foreign and U. S. victims, which alleged Sudan assisted al Qaeda in the attacks by providing the terrorists with the passports they used to cross borders. The lawsuit was brought in federal court under a terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act by about 500 plaintiffs.
