Legal Opinion
Bathiard v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 29, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2016-1549Published
1Opinion of the Court
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. 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. In 2016, his widow and daughters brought suit against the Islamic Republic of Iran under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), alleging that Iran…
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