Legal Opinion
Cicippio-Puleo v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 16, 2004No. 02-7085PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a lawsuit brought against the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) under the terrorism exception, 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(7), to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602-11 (2000). The plaintiffs in the suit are the adult children and siblings of Joseph J. Cicippio, a victim of terrorist hostage-taking. Joseph Cicippio was abducted in 1986 by Hizbollah, an Islamic terrorist organization that receives material support from Iran. He was held hostage until 1991, confined…
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