| PA Is Sued
For Pizzeria Attack Citing Pay To Slay
Provision of 2019 Law Patton Boggs Flurry
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
April 29 – The PLO and
Palestinian Authority have
been sued for a previous
terrorist attack, with the
"Pay to Slay" provision of a
2019 statute cited.
On April
29, U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil
held a proceeding. Inner City
Press live tweeted it, here:
The plaintiffs,
citing a terrorist bombing of
pizzeria in Karnei Shomrom,
are represented by Abbe
Lowell. The PLO is repped by
Squire Patton Boggs, a firm
that also lobbies.
There is a
discovery dispute. The
defendants (PLO) are opposing
the plaintiffs getting five
depositions.
Judge Vyskocil:
The flurry of letter writing
must come to an end.Most of
the letters are from Squire
Patton Boggs. So my comments
are directed at them. That
said, discovery under Rule 56
is premature and is denied
without prejudice. And 200
requests for admission are too
much.
Plaintiffs'
lawyer: Our understanding is
that the defendants' payments
for terrorist acts continue
long after the act. So we've
asked for information about
the payments.
Plaintiffs' lawyer: We've
focused on what we call the
"Pay for Slay" provision of
the statute.
Judge: Let me
hear from defendants, Squire
Patton Boggs.
Defense: How
about a 30b6 deposition, so we
can know if we are going to
run into issues of immunity.
Immunity?
The case is
Shatsky et al v. The Palestine
Liberation Organization et
al., 18-cv-12355 (Vyskocil)
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