Legal Opinion
Weinstein v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 15, 2010No. Docket 09-3034-CVPublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAKOFF, District Judge.
On February 25, 1996, Ira Weinstein, a United States citizen and resident of New York, was severely injured during a suicide bombing in Jerusalem organized by the terrorist organization Hamas. On April 13, 1996, Weinstein died from those injuries. See Weinstein v. Islamic Rep. of Iran, 184 F.Supp.2d 13, 16-17 (D.D.C. 2002). On October 27, 2000, his widow, another administrator of his estate, and his children brought suit for wrongful death and other torts against the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”), the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security, and three Iranian…
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