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ESTATE OF PARSONS v. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

No. 10-7085.

651 F.3d 118 (2011)

ESTATE OF Mark PARSONS, et al., Appellants v. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, also known as Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority and Palestinian Liberation Organization, also known as PLO, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 5, 2011.

Reissued August 12, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward MacAllister argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Richard D. Heideman,   Tracy Reichman Kalik, and Steven R. Perles.

Laura G. Ferguson argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were Mark J. Rochon and Matthew T. Reinhard.   Charles F. McAleer, Jr. and Timothy P. O'Toole entered appearances.

Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

While providing security for a U.S. State Department convoy in the Gaza Strip, Mark Parsons was killed by a roadside bomb. Parsons's estate and his family sued the Palestinian Authority under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1991, alleging that the Authority had provided material support for and conspired with the terrorist or terrorists who detonated the bomb. Concluding that the Parsons family had produced insufficient evidence to create genuine disputes...

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