LICCI BY LICCI v. LEBANESE CANADIAN BANK, SAL

Docket No. 15-1580 August Term 2015.

834 F.3d 201 (2016)

Yaakov LICCI, a minor, BY his father and natural guardian Elihav LICCI and by his mother and natural guardian Yehudit Licci, et al., Elihav Licci, Yehudit Licci, Tzvi Hirsh, Arkady Graipel, Tatiana Kremer, Yosef Zarona, Tal Shani, Shlomo Cohen, Nitzan Goldenberg, Rina Dahan, Raphael Weiss, Agat Klein, Tatiana Kovleyov, Valentina Demesh, Rivka Epon, Joseph Maria, Immanuel Penker, Esther Pinto, Avishai Reuvance, Elisheva Aron, Chayim Kumer, Sarah Yefet, Shoshana Sappir, Rahmi Guhad Ghanam, a minor, by his father and natural guardian Fuad Shchiv Ghanam and by his mother and natural guardian Suha Shchiv Ghanam, Fuad Shchiv Ghanam, individually, Suha Shchiv Ghanam, individually, Ma'ayan Ardstein, a minor, by her father and natural guardian, Brian Ardstein, and by her mother and natural guardian, Keren Ardstein, Noa Ardstein, a minor, by her father and natural guardian, Brian Ardstein, and by her mother and natural guardian, Keren Ardstein, Netiya Yeshua Ardstein, a minor, by her father and natural guardian, Brian Ardstein, and by her mother and natural guardian, Keren Ardstein, Ariel Chaim Ardstein, a minor, by her father and natural guardian, Brian Ardstein, and by her mother and natural guardian Keren Ardstein, Brian Ardstein, individually, Keren Ardstein, individually, Margalit Rappeport, a minor, by her mother and natural guardian, Laurie Rappeport, Laurie Rappeport, individually, Orna Mor, Yair Mor, Michael Fuchs, Esq., Mushka Kaplan, a minor, by her father and natural guardian Chaim Kaplan, and by her mother and natural guardian Rivka Kaplan, Arye Leib Kaplan, a minor, by his father and natural guardian Chaim Kaplan, and by his mother and natural guardian Rivka Kaplan, Menachem Kaplan, a minor, by his father and natural guardian Chaim Kaplan, and by his mother and natural guardian Rivka Kaplan, Chana Kaplan, a minor, by her father and natural guardian Chaim Kaplan, and by her mother and natural guardian Rivka Kaplan, Efraim Leib Kaplan, a minor, by his father and natural guardian Chaim Kaplan and by his mother and natural guardian Rivka Kaplan, Chaim Kaplan, individually, Rivka Kaplan, individually, Rochelle Shalmoni, Oz Shalmoni, David Ochayon, Yaakov Maimon, Mimi Biton, Miriam Juma'a, as personal representative of the estate of Fadya Juma'a, Miriam Juma'a, individually, Salah Juma'a, as personal representative of the estate of Samira Juma'a, Salah Juma'a, individually, Said Juma'a, individually, Abd El-Rahman Juma'a, as personal representative of the estate of Samira Juma'a, Abd El-Rahman Juma'a, individually, Rahma Abu-Shahin, Abdel Gahni, as personal representative of the estate of Soltana Juma'a and individually, Shadi Salman Azzam, as the personal representative of the estate of Manal Camal Azam, Kanar Sha'adi Azzam, a minor, by his father and natural guardian, Shadi Salman Azzam, Aden Sha'adi Azzam, a minor, by his father and natural guardian, Shadi Salman Azzam, Shadi Salman Azzam, individually, Adina Machassan Dagesh, Arkady Spektor, Yori Zovrev, Maurine Greenberg, Jacob Katzmacher, Deborah Chana Katzmacher, Chaya Katzmacher, Mikimi Steinberg, Jared Sauter, Danielle Sauter, Yaakov Abutbul, Abraham Nathan Mor, a minor, by his father and natural guardian, Zion Mor, and by his mother and natural guardian, Revital Mor, Bat Zion Mor, a minor, by her father and natural guardian, Zion Mor, and by her mother and natural guardian, Revital Mor, Michal Mor, a minor, by her father and natural guardian, Zion Mor, and by her mother and natural guardian, Revital Mor, Oded Chana Mor, a minor, by her father and natural guardian, Zion Mor, and by her mother and natural guardian, Revital Mor, Zion Mor, individually, Revital Mor, individually, Adham Mahane Tarrabashi, Jihan Kamud Aslan, Zohara Louie Sa'ad, Iyah Zaid Ganam, a minor, by his father and natural guardian Ziad Shchiv Ghanam, and by his mother and natural guardian Gourov Tisir Ghanam, Ziad Shchiv Ghanam, individually, Gourov Tisir Ghanam, individually, Theodore Greenberg, Emilla Salman Aslan, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LEBANESE CANADIAN BANK, SAL, Defendant-Appellee, American Express Bank, Ltd., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: August 24, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meir Katz ( Robert J. Tolchin , on the brief), The Berkman, Law Office, LLC, Brooklyn, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jonathan D. Siegfried ( Douglas W. Mateyaschuk & Peter J. Couto , on the brief), DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: SACK, WESLEY, and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.


In July and August 2006, Hezbollah carried out a series of terrorist rocket attacks on civilians in Israel. Several dozen United States, Israeli, and Canadian civilians seek to hold Defendant-Appellee Lebanese Canadian Bank, SAL ("LCB"), a Lebanese bank headquartered in Beirut, liable for providing international financial...

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