Summary
In Licci, American, Canadian, and Israeli citizens who were injured or whose family members were killed in a series of terrorist rocket attacks by Hizbollah in Israel brought an action under the ATA and other laws against the Lebanese Canadian Bank, SAL ("LCB"), which allegedly facilitated Hizbollah's acts by using correspondent banking accounts at a defendant New York bank (American Express Bank Ltd.) to effectuate wire transfers totaling several million dollars on Hizbollah's behalf.
Summary of this case from Waldman v. Palestine Liberation Org.Opinion
2012-03-29
Yaakov LICCI, a minor, by his father and natural guardian, Elihav Licci and by his mother and natural guardian, Yehudit Licci, et al., Appellants, v. LEBANESE CANADIAN BANK, SAL; American Express Bank Ltd., Respondents.
Robert J. Tolchin, for appellants. *473Jonathan D. Siegfried, for respondent Lebanese Canadian Bank, SAL.
Robert J. Tolchin, for appellants. *473Jonathan D. Siegfried, for respondent Lebanese Canadian Bank, SAL.
Mark P. Ladner, for respondent American Express Bank Ltd.
See673 F.3d 50.
Certification of questions by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, pursuant to section 500.27 of this Court's Rules of Practice, accepted and the issues presented are to be considered after briefing and argument.