Legal Opinion
Fain v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 20, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2010-0628PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 physical and emotional injuries to plaintiff Evan Fain III. Mr. Fain’s wife and children are also plaintiffs in this suit against defendants Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) and the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security (“MOIS”). This action is brought pursuant to the state-sponsored terrorism exception of the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- United States v. Marvin P. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Valore v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Murphy v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Rimkus v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- In Re Islamic Republic of Iran Terrorism LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Roth v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- Wultz v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- Worley v. the Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
- Wyatt v. Syrian Arab RepublicCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
- Bodoff v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
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