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Islamic Republic of Iran v. Pahlavi

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 30, 1983PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Silverman, J.

This is an appeal from an order of Special Term, Supreme Court, granting a motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens. We affirm.

This is a suit by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the former Shah of Iran and his wife, the former Empress of *375Iran, based upon the alleged misconduct of the Shah in enriching himself and his family through the exercise and misuse of his powers as emperor.

If entertained, the suit will be extremely burdensome to the people,, taxpayers and the courts of this State. The amounts involved are enormous — many…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Blackmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932

3Cited by13 opinions

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  2. Republic of the Philippines v. MarcosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  3. Republic of Philippines v. MarcosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  4. Lenchyshyn v. Pelko Electric, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. The Republic of the Philippines v. Ferdinand E. Marcos, Imelda R. Marcos, Ramon Azurin, Diosdado C. Ordonez and Ancor Holdings, N.V.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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