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DiFEDERICO v. MARRIOTT INTERN., INC.

No. 12-1635.

714 F.3d 796 (2013)

Mary DiFEDERICO, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Albert DiFederico; Nicholas DiFederico, Individually; Erick DiFederico, Individually; Greg DiFederico, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 1, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Andrew C. Hall, Hall, Lamb & Hall, PA, Miami, Florida, for Appellants. Paul K. Leary, Jr., Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Matthew P. Leto, Hall, Lamb & Hall, PA, Miami, Florida, for Appellants. Sara Anderson Frey, Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge THACKER and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.

OPINION

GREGORY, Circuit Judge:

Albert DiFederico, a former naval commander, was serving as a civilian contractor for the State Department in Pakistan when he was killed in a terrorist attack on the Marriott Islamabad Hotel. His widow, Mary DiFederico, and their three sons, brought this wrongful death action and survivorship claim alleging that Marriott International ("Marriott") was liable for its failure to adequately secure its franchise hotel. The DiFedericos...

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