United States Fourth Circuit

Denial of Republic of Sudan's motion to dismiss action brought against it by relatives of American sailors killed in the terrorist bombing of the U.S.S. Cole is affirmed as the district court's exercise of subject matter jurisdiction was proper, and remainder of Sudan's appeal is dismissed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/24/2006
• Decided 09/01/2006
• Published 09/01/2006

Judges

• Before WIDENER and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HENRY F. FLOYD, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Douglas Knox Bemis, Jr., Hunton & Williams, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Andrew C. Hall, Hall, Joseph & Lamb, P.A., Miami, Florida, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Gregory N. Stillman, Carl D. Gray, Hunton & Williams, Norfolk, Virginia;  Thomas R. Snider, Hunton & Williams, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Mary Jane Hall, Kaufman & Canoles, P.A., Norfolk, Virginia;  James Cooper-Hill, Rockport, Texas;  Nelson M. Jones, Nicholas & Jones, L.L.P., Houston, Texas;  Alan W. Young, Portola Valley, California, for Appellees.