[NormsRevenge]

U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon

Clinton appointee - 1996

[konaice]

These suits are unlikely to be successful in my opinion. The crime happened elsewhere and was not targeted at any specific person other than the Israelis.

The theory at issue suggests that if an American is hurt anywhere any time, even in a defacto war zone, you can sue anyone in an american court who you think might have tangentially responsible regardless of where they were or what they did or failed to do.

It will enrich several lawyers, but it ultimately be struck by higher courts regardless of the decision of the lower courts.