Legal Opinion
Kirschenbaum v. 650 Fifth Avenue & Related Properties
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 20, 2016No. Docket Nos. 14-1963(L), 14-1967, 14-1971, 14-1974, 14-1978, 14-1982, 14-1986, 14-1988, 14-1996, 14-2098PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellees (“Plaintiffs”) are direct or indirect victims of terrorist acts linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”), against which they hold unsatisfied money judgments. Plaintiffs contend that they are entitled to enforce these judgments against Defendants-Appellants Alavi Foundation and 650 Fifth Avenue Company (together, “Defendants”),1 pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”) and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (“TRIA”).
This appeal requires us to determine whether Defendants qualify, as a matter of law, as the “foreign state” of…
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