Background information on families vs. Caterpillar

The case of Corrie et al. v. Caterpillar, Inc. may seem confusing at first, but the Center for Constitutional Rights has put together a well-developed and highly readable backgrounder piece together at its website that clearly explains both the arguments and their merits. Find amendment complaints, plaintiff opposition statements, precedent rulings and more.
Synopsis

This federal lawsuit was initiated on March 15, 2005 against Illinois-based Caterpillar, Inc. on behalf of the parents of Rachel Corrie, a 23 year old American peace activist and student who was run over and killed by a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer in Gaza as she was trying to protect a home from being demolished while the family was inside. On May 2, 2005, the complaint was amended to include four Palestinian families whose family members were killed or injured when Caterpillar bulldozers demolished their homes on top of them.

Working with CCR on the case are: the International Human Rights Clinic at Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic at Seattle University School of Law, Seattle-based Public Interest Law Group, PLLC, and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.

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