Corrie v. Caterpillar DISMISSED by 9th Circuit

9th Circuit Ct. ^ | Sept. 17, 2007

[Alouette]

WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Cynthia and Craig Corrie, Mahmoud Al Sho’bi, Fathiya Muhammad Sulayman Fayed, Fayez Ali Mohammed Abu Hussein, Majeda Radwan Abu Hussein, and Eida Ibrahim Suleiman Khalafallah filed this action after their family members were killed or injured when the Israeli Defense Forces (“IDF”) demolished homes in the Palestinian Territories using bulldozers manufactured by Caterpillar, Inc., a United States corporation. The IDF ordered the bulldozers directly from Caterpillar, but the United States government paid for them.

The district court dismissed the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), finding it lacked jurisdiction because, inter alia, the political question doctrine precludes decision by an Article III court.

[Hoodlum91]

pancakes for everyone?

[Alouette]

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[Tijeras_Slim]

The plaintiffs feel crushed.

[palmer]

Next they will be suing IHOP

[Tolkien]

Chuckle

[dfwgator]

I hear Corrie’s lawyers charged a flat fee for their services.

[ejonesie22]

Their complaint fell flat...

[Badeye]

I think the operator of the bulldozer should sue the parents of Rachel Corrie for emotional distress....

[NeoCaveman]

pass the maple syrup.

[Jigajog]

With respect to the 9th Circuit - proves even a blind pig can find an acorn once in awhile.

[Alouette]

[BenLurkin]

They are feeling a deep sense of tread.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

What a coinky-dink - I had pancakes this morning. And I have felt a bit “flat” all day. Hmmmmm....

[Petronski]

Big celebration party down at the IHOP!

[Tzimisce]

Can I sue Saudi Arabia for producing the 9-11 terrorists and killing my family and friends?

[reagan_fanatic]

[VOA]

bump for publicity

[JacksonCalhoun]

Who has the requisite Angry Rachel picture?

[Petronski]

The court was not persuaded, even with the help of that Amicus Curiae brief filed by Aunt Jemima.

[F15Eagle]

Terrorists that have the support of their families to wipe out random folks innocently deserve to have their family homes crushed afterwards.

Rachel Corrie had sympathy for the terrorists and the Intifada of Yasser Arafat.

[SmithL]

Where’s the “HA HA” kid?

[Perdogg]

They knew they were in bad luck when they had pancakes for breakfast.

[jazusamo]

It’s encouraging the Ninth Circus flattened the case.

[maggief]

They may not be out of the woods yet ...

[ejonesie22]

I think Caterpillar should come out with a special limited “Rachel Corrie” edition bulldozer for military contracts...

[Petronski]

[F15Eagle]

James Baker’s law firm defended the Saudis against 9/11 families.

[BenLurkin]

[new cruelty]

PING

[dfwgator]

[CougarGA7]

The bereaved boyfriend crushed by the news.

[wideawake]

It is a sad reflection on the US justice system that such a patently meritless suit ever made it to a federal circuit court.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Roberto: “Look I have a tortilla with the image of the Virgin on it!”

Lupe: “That’s nothing, I have a pancake with the image of a moonbat on it.”

Roberto: “Ah Lupe, that is the moonbat.”

[SmithL]

You guys are quick. Thanks!

[TLI]

With respect to the 9th Circuit - proves even a blind pig can find an acorn once in awhile.

Stopped clock... twice a day... yada yada.

[SmithL]

ululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululu

[dirtboy]

Corrie v. Caterpillar DISMISSED by 9th Circuit

Well whaddayaknow ... here's one 9th Circus pancake SCOTUS won't flip.

[Steelerfan]

Didn’t just make it, but was argued for the plaintiffs by Chemerinsky, a very well known liberal con law scholar who will be a canidate for a sea on the Court if the Dems get control of the nomination process.

[Alouette]

Bulldozer vs. Corrie graphic (warning: contains naughty words)

[VOA]

The plaintiffs feel crushed.

I suspect that's an inadequate description for the "shock and awe" they experienced
in an American courtroom...and even made more bitter when it
was the NUTBURGER Ninth Circuit.

The plaintiffs were probably convinced by the adoration from
the ACLU/Code-Pink/"Freedom-Fighter" echo-chamber they've lived in...
that this sort of judicial defeat just couldn't be found in a
fevered liberal swamp like The Ninth Circuit.

I don't care if the decision was strictly made "on the law" or if
some liberal Jewish judge had an epihany (Hey, I can't let terrorists
enrich themselves!) or a closeted evangelical Christian, or even
an lucid atheist/agnostic woke up and decided that letting terrorists
earn $$$ is "just wrong".

Whatever the REAL origins of the decision....it works for me
at this juncture.

[diverteach]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[Always Right]

Finally, a 9th circuit ruling that won’t be overturned.

[dighton]

The court was not persuaded, even with the help of that Amicus Curiae brief filed by Aunt Jemima.

They were swayed by a brief filed by the Log Cabin Republicans.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

I hear Caterpillar rolled over the plaintiffs in cross-examination.

[NavyCanDo]

“Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), finding it lacked jurisdiction because, inter alia, the political question doctrine precludes decision by an Article III court.”

TRANSLATION - DON’T STAND IN FROM OF A DAMN TRACTOR.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

The Ninth Circus finally got one right? OMG...lol

[L98Fiero]

“TRANSLATION - DON’T STAND IN FROM OF A DAMN TRACTOR.”

LOL! Thanks for translating for us laymen.

[enraged]

Thanks for posting that pic, everyone needs to know / never forget this bi*ch was an America hating tool of the worst kind.

[Publius6961]

Actions.
Consequences.

Didn't the manufacturer of the bolts that held the treads on the tractor also get sued?
Is that dismissed too?