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March 28, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/27/AR2008032703439.html

Palestinian Authority Granted New Trial in Terrorism Damages Suit

[Washington Post] Glenn Kessler - The Palestinian Authority won a major legal victory when U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero Wednesday agreed to set aside a judgment of nearly $200 million awarded to American victims of Palestinian terrorist attacks in Israel and allow a new trial. The judge said that he would vacate the previous legal victory only if the PA put up a $192.7 million bond to ensure that it does not default again if it loses in court. He also ordered the Palestinians to reimburse the plaintiffs for previous legal expenses. But Marrero's decision gives the Palestinian government hope that it can escape from lawsuits that its officials said threatened to bankrupt it.

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