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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AUGUST CABRERA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 19-3835 (JDB) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Defendant. MARK ZAMBON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 18-2065 (JDB) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAMES SWINNEY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:20-cv-2316 (ACR) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Between 2003 and 2015, the Islamic Republic of Iran sponsored numerous terrorist attacks targeting A

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA XIYUE WANG et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 22-583 (TJK) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Xiyue Wang dreamed of becoming a professor. Born in China, he came to the United States in 2001 and earned degrees from the Universit

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KEVIN BARRY, et al. : : Plaintiffs, : Civil Action No.: 16-1625 (RC) : v. : Re Document Nos.: 34, 49, 53, 54

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WILLIAM M. SCHOOLEY, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 17-1376 (BAH) v. Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants. ME

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER BROOK FISHBECK, et al., ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et ai., Plaintiffs, Case No. 18-cv-2248 (CRC) V. Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION (Public Version of ECF 387) I. BACKGROUND ......cccsc0 _ vee 3 II. LEGAL STANDARDS . 7 A. JURISDICTION AND LIABILITY ....sssccssssscsseeeecenees 7 B. DAMAGES 8 Ill. ANALYSIS 9 A. JURISDICTION AND LIABILITY 9 1. ATTACKS 1, 3-9, 11-19, 21-28, 30-39, 41-52, 5465... .ccccccseccseeneeees

CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge On April 18, 1983, a suicide bomber crashed a truck full of explosives into the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, setting off a blast that killed 52 people. Among those who died was Cesar Bathiard, a Lebanese citizen working at the Embassy. His widow and daughters have now brought suit against the Islamic Republic of Iran under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, a

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RITA BATHIARD et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:16-cv-1549 (CRC) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION On April 18, 1983, a suicide bomber crashed a truck full of explosives into the entrance of the U.S.

SACK, Circuit Judge: In this litigation, judgment creditors of the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) attempt to execute on $1.68 billion in bond proceeds allegedly owned by Iran’s central bank. The Supreme Court has instructed that in an execution proceeding concerning a foreign sovereign’s assets, any defense predicated on foreign sovereign immunity must rise or fall on the text of the Foreign Sovereign

MEMORANDUM OPINION Royce C, Lamberth, United States District Judge I. INTRODUCTION For over fifteen years now, this Court has presided over a consolidated action brought by nearly one thousand plaintiffs against the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran) under the state sponsor of terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NETHANIAL CHAIM BLUTH, et al.,: Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 12-250 (GK) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al. Defendants. Memorandum 0pinion On February 13, 2012, ten members of the Bl

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON. KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge: After the 1979 revolution in Iran, the Iranian government expropriated the interest held by McKesson Corporation (McKesson), an American business, in an Iranian dairy company. McKesson first filed suit in the District of Columbia district court in 1982. After

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ASFANEH AZADEH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-1467 (KBJ) ) GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC ) RE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ESTATE OF YAEL BOTVIN, : by and through its Administrator : Russell Ellis, et al., : : Plaintiffs, : Civil Action No.: 05-0220 (RMU) : v.

755 F.Supp.2d 1 (2010) Sheryl WULTZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants. No. 08-cv-1460(RCL). United States District Court, District of Columbia. October 20, 2010. *15 Robert Joseph Tolchin, Brooklyn, NY, for Plaintiffs. Ramsey Clark, Clark & Schilling, New York, NY, David Taylor Case,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ASFANEH AZADEH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-1467 (KBJ) ) GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC ) RE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) SHERYL WULTZ, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) )

MEMORANDUM OPINION ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge. I. Introduction This action arises out of the devastating 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. The attack decimated the facility, killed 241 U.S. servicemen and left countless others wounded, and caused injuries to the servicemen who are a part of this action. The servicemen, joined by various family members, no

515 F.Supp.2d 25 (2007) Deborah D. PETERSON, Personal Representative of the Estate of James C. Knipple (Dec.), et al., Plaintiffs, v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants. Civil Action Nos. 01-2094 (RCL), 01-2684(RCL). United States District Court, District of Columbia. September 7, 2007. *26

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ESTATE OF ANTHONY K. BROWN, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) 08-cv-531 (RCL) ) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., )