Res Judicata Bars Suit for USS Cole Survivors

By Deborah Elkins
Published: December 13, 2011

Tags: Civil Procedure, Judge Robert G. Doumar, U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this lawsuit arising from the 2000 terrorist bombing of the American navy vessel U.S.S. Cole, the Norfolk U.S. District Court says the doctrine of res judicata bars this suit as to 59 plaintiffs who earlier sued the Republic of Sudan and collected nearly $8 million in damages, and the court denies the motion for ...

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