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Akins v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided September 10, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17-675 (BAH)PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBeryl A. Howell, Chief Judge

Over twenty years ago, on June 25, 1996, the Khobar Towers complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, which housed military personnel from the United States and other allied forces, was bombed, causing extensive damage to the buildings, killing dozens of people, including nineteen American service members, and injuring many more. Compl. at 3 & ¶ 28, ECF No. 1. Among the injured are fifteen of the plaintiffs in this lawsuit, who, as members of the armed forces "survived the blast." Id. at 3. The plaintiffs also include twenty-three of the survivors' "immediate family members," and one family member of…

2Cases cited67 opinions

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  2. General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. James Madison Limited, by Norman F. Hecht, Sr., Assignee v. Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  4. David Nathaniel Jackson v. Malcolm Beech David Nathaniel Jackson v. Malcolm BeechCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  5. Mwani, Odilla Mutaka v. Bin Ladin, UsamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Rita Bathiard v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
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  4. Wen Ho Lee v. United States Department of JusticeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004
  5. Adamkavicius v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2025

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