AstraZeneca UK, Ltd. v. Atchley
Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for further consideration in light of Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh.
Issue
(1) Whether the court should grant, vacate, and remand this case for further proceedings in light of its decision in Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh; (2) whether plaintiffs plead proximate causation as required for direct liability under the Anti-Terrorism Act by alleging that defendants transacted with a foreign-government agency that was in turn infiltrated by the group that injured plaintiffs; and (3) whether a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization "plan[s]" or "authorize[s]" a specific attack"as required for ATA aiding-and-abetting liability"by providing general support or inspiration to a different group that carries out the attack.
Recommended Citation: AstraZeneca UK, Ltd. v. Atchley, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/astrazeneca-uk-ltd-v-atchley/