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he complaint in Bur- nett. 6. Sheikh Hamad Al-Husani moves dismiss the complaint in Burnett. 781 Gift Fund, Sterling Management Group, Inc., and York Foundation, (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "SAAR Net- work"),° Prince Turki, and Adel A.J. Bat- terjee? also raised personal jurisdiction defens
wing three conditions are satisfied: (1) an alien sues (2) for a tort (3) committed in violation of the law of nations (i.e., international law)." Kadic v. Karad- zic, 70 FM 232, 238 (2d Cir.1995); see also Flores v. Southern Peru Corp, 343 F.3d 140, 143 n. 2 (2d Cir2003). Certain Plaintiffs in the
smiss the complaint in Bur- nett. 6. Sheikh Hamad Al-Husani moves dismiss the complaint in Burnett. Gift Fund, Sterling Management Group, Ine., and York Foundation, (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “SAAR Net- work”),® Prince Turki, and Adel A.J. Bat- terjee,!’ also raised personal jurisdiction defens
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017846 →llowing three conditions are satisfied: (1) an alien sues (2) for a tort (3) committed in violation of the law of nations (i.e., international law).” Kadic v. Karad- zic, 70 F.8d 232, 238 (2d Cir.1995); see also Flores v. Southern Peru Corp., 348 F.3d 140, 143 n. 2 (2d Cir.2003). Certain Plaintiffs in th
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017891 →rts. The Court finds that “aircraft hijacking is generally recognized as a violation of inter- national law.” Burnett I, 274 F.Supp.2d at 100 (citing Kadic, 70 F.3d at 240; Bigio v. Coca-Cola Co., 239 F.3d 440, 447-49 (2d Cir.2000)). Further, “courts, including the Second Circuit, have almost unanimously
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017892 →itage Education Trust, International Institute of Islamic Thought (“IIIT”), Mar—Jac Investments, Mar-Jac Poultry, Reston Investments, Safa Trust, and York Foundation, move to dismiss the Burnett complaint. IIIT also moves to dismiss the Ashton complaint. In addition to its motion to dismiss Burnett, Mar—-Jac Poult
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017913 →12(b)(6) motion). The ATCA provides a basis for relief when an alien sues for a tort committed in violation of the law of nations. 28 U.S.C. § 1350; Kadic v. Karadzic, 70 F.3d 232, 238 (2d Cir.1995). Aircraft hijacking is considered a violation of international law, Kadic, 70 F.3d at 240, and the ATCA i
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017925 →Entities connected to both York Foundation and Kadic

National Commercial Bank
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Supreme Court
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al-Qaeda
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Somalia
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Philadelphia
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Arabia
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Sudan
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United States
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New York
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Bill Clinton
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Osama bin Laden
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Batterjee
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Khalifa
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Turki
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