Monday, March 29, 2010
I've referred to the Ungar case numerous times before here. (Hurting Americans should hurt back, Palestine must pay terror victims, Good Legal News: Terror Victims Can Chase the PA to Israel, Judge Upolds $116 Million Judgment Against PLO in Ungar Case)
The Ungars, American citizens, were murdered in 1996 and their relatives sued. The PLO (Palestinian Authority) tried simply ignoring the matter, but that didn't work...at first. Since the Ungars received a default judgment, the PA asked for another bite at the apple -- since the first gambit didn't work, they decided they'd switch and actually defend the case. As reported previously, the judge involved recognized the basic cheat and said, in effect, "No Dice."
Sadly, an appeals panel, including retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, has given the terrorist government another shot at the Ungars and sent the matter back for reconsideration, allowing them to change strategies all these years later and delaying justice for this family.
Here is the court decision [PDF].
I don't see how you call this "process delay" anything other than a gross miscarriage of justice.
[H/T: Adam Gaffin]
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