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PAN AM FLIGHT 73 LIAISON GROUP v. DAVE

No. 10-7068.

639 F.3d 1102 (2011)

PAN AM FLIGHT 73 LIAISON GROUP, Appellee v. Giatri DAVE and Gargi Dave, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 26, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn Lee Boyd argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Edward J. Shapiro argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Gabriel K. Bell and Abid R. Qureshi .

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge:

The issue in this appeal is whether the district court properly granted a motion to compel arbitration under § 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act. The issue arises in the following setting.

Sisters Giatri and Gargi Davé are United States citizens, residing in California. In September 1986, when they were children, they were traveling together aboard Pan Am Airways Flight 73. Libyan terrorists hijacked the plane and held...

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