Legal Opinion
Cronin v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 18, 2002No. CIV.A. 99-2890(RCL)PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
This personal injury action against the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) and the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security (“MOIS”) arises from a deplorable act of state-sponsored terrorism. The plaintiff, John R. Cronin, alleges that in November 1984, when he was a graduate student in Beirut, Lebanon, he was kidnapped at gunpoint from a hospital by members of Amal, Islamic Amal, and Hizbollah. Cronin contends that these paramilitary groups were organized, funded, trained, and controlled by the defendants. He further alleges that after being…
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