Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Florida Southern District Court on behalf of the surviving family members of Magistrate Carlos Horacio Urán Rojas and his estate. The suit pursues claims against Luis Alfonso Plazas Vega for his alleged role in the torture and extrajudicial killing of Magistrate Urán in connection with the retaking of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, Colombia, in November 1985. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 0:22-cv-60338, Bidegain et al v. Plazas Vega.

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