WFB: Victims of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa are entitled to $4 billion in punitive damages from the government of Sudan, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Survivors and family members of the deceased are engaged in a long-running lawsuit with Sudan over the country’s complicity in the attack. In 2008, Congress passed a law allowing terror victims to collect punitive damages from foreign governments that support extremism. At stake in Monday’s case was whether that law allows punitive damages for attacks that took place before 2008.
The High Court unanimously ruled that it does.
“Congress was as clear as it could have been when it authorized plaintiffs to seek and win punitive damages for past conduct,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote. Justice Brett Kavanaugh was recused from the dispute. read more
The whole of Sudan isn’t worth $4 Billion.
Good luck, widdat.
izlamo delenda est …
what a joke
sudan hasn’t got 4 billion and never will have 4 billion
just what did the winners of the court case win?
How much is a handful of Sudanese sand worth these days?
Good luck collecting.
Bwahahahaha, that equates to like 1/10th of their GDP. Ain’t nobody gonna collect one thin whatever a Sudanese dime is called.
What? Why you rooking at me?
While Sudan may not have much money of its own, I’d be willing to bet they get a bunch of foreign aid from the USA. Perhaps ALL of this money can be redirected to the folks in this lawsuit, until 4 billion has been paid out.
No more foreign aid for you! (or soup)
@Tanggor May 19, 2020 at 2:25 pm
> While Sudan may not have much money of its own, I’d be willing to bet they get a bunch of foreign aid from the USA. Perhaps ALL of this money can be redirected to the folks in this lawsuit, until 4 billion has been paid out.
American taxpayers? Paying tens (hundreds?) of millions? Of United States dollars? To the loyal members of the United States judiciary? According to the rule of the United States judiciary?
Naaaw! That could never happen.
Snore… now collect. You have the judgement, now how you gonna collect? Go ahead, tell me…