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In re: TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001., 2012 WL 257568 (2012)
“ji A. OPlaintiffs Alleged That Defendants Violated the ATS By Intentionally Facilitating 123
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B. Acts of International Terrorism are a Violation of Customary International Law 0.00... ices 123
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C. International Terrorism Is Sufficiently Definite and of Mutual Concern to States ......ceccseceeneeneeees 132
II. The District Court Improperly Dismissed the Torture Victim Protection Act Claims 0.0... cess 135
IV. The District Court Improperly Dismissed the Negligence And Intentional Tort Claims «0... ee 139
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V. The Court Should Reverse The Dismissals Of NCB and the Sovereign Defendants Based Upon Doe 151
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A. The Sovereign Defendants And NCB Were Dismissed Under Terrorist Attacks TID... 152
B. Doe Overruled Terrorist Attacks TID iecssscssssssssssssssessseessssesssnsesssnesssnsessseeecssseesssseessseccaseessaseeesneessneeranseeraneestanestan 154
*iv C. The Court Should Reverse the Dismissals of the Sovereign Defendants and NCB and Remand 155
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Certificate Of Compliance Pursuant to FRAP 32(a)(7)(A) -.sscscssesscssssseesnteccseseseeesnseceseceaseesnsecusecesseesneesnseceateseneesnseseds 160
*y TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
Cases
Abdullahi v. Pfizer, Inc., 130 S. Ct. 3541 (2010) oes 124
Abdullahi v. Pfizer, Inc., 562 F.3d 163 (2d Cir. 2009) oes 124, 136, 137
Abecassis v. Wyatt, 785 F. Supp. 2d 614 (S.D. Tex. 2011) ...... 68, 71, 101, 118
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