KEMPER v. DEUTSCHE BANK AG

No. 18-1031.

911 F.3d 383 (2018)

Rhonda KEMPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEUTSCHE BANK AG, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 12, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Osen , Attorney, OSEN LLC, Hackensack, NJ, Peter RavenHansen , Attorney, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Troy A. Bozarth , Attorney, HEPLER BROOM, LLC, Edwardsville, IL, John Edward Hall , Attorney, David Meir Zionts , Attorney, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Sarah A. Sulkowski , Attorney, YANKWITT LLP, White Plains, NY, for Amicus Curiae AMERICAN COALITION AGAINST A NUCLEAR IRAN, INC. D/B/A UNITED AGAINST A NUCLEAR IRAN.

Andrea Bierstein , Attorney, SIMMONS HANLY CONROY, LLC, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae SENATOR RICHARD BLUMENTHAL.

Lester A. Pines , Attorney, PINES BACH LLP, Madison, WI, for Amicus Curiae JAMES D. THURMAN, General, United States Army, Retired.

Alex Lakatos , Attorney, Andrew John Pincus , Attorney, Mark R. Cohen , Attorney, MAYER BROWN LLP, Washington, DC, Steven P. Lehotsky, Attorney, U.S. CHAMBER LITIGATION CENTER, Washington, DC, Warren David Postman, Attorney, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Rovner and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


On May 16, 2009, U.S. Army Specialist David Schaefer, Jr., was killed by a roadside bomb while serving a tour of duty in Iraq. This litigation represents his mother's attempt to hold someone responsible for the senseless loss of her son. It is easy to understand why she wishes to do so. But not everything is redressable in a court...

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