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· 9/1/2006

Rux v. Republic of Sudan

Citations

  • 461 F.3d 461
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 22448

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the denial of a motion to dismiss is not a “final” order
  • finding no basis for pendent jurisdiction given that \[e]ach issue involves a distinct legal concept that does not affect analysis of the other\
  • upholding denial of motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction in case involving the U.S.S. Cole bombing
  • citing, inter alia, Swint v. Chambers Cnty. Comm’n, 514 U.S. 35, 42 (1995)
  • \It [the proximate cause standard] serves simultaneously to weed out the most insubstantial cases without posing too high a hurdle to surmount at a threshold stage of the litigation.\
  • \Plaintiffs must establish jurisdictional causation by alleging facts sufficient to establish a reasonable connection between a country's provision of material support to a terrorist organization and the damage arising out of a terrorist attack.\

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