Legal Opinion
Spencer v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 14, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2012-0042PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, United States District Judge
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 wounded many others, leaving scars both physical and psychological on the survivors. Some of these servicemen or their estates, joined by various family members, now bring suit against defendant Islamic Republic of Iran. Their action is brought pursuant to the state-sponsored terrorism exception to sovereign immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Philip Morris USA v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Valore v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Kilburn v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab JamahiriyaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- Murphy v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Thuneibat v. Syrian Arab RepublicDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
- Moradi v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- Flanagan v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- Akins v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Warmbier v. Democratic People's Republic of KoreaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
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