Islamic Republic of Iran v. Pahlavi
New York Court of Appeals
POINTS OF COUNSEL I. The Algerian Accords, by which the United States, in the exercise of its powers over foreign affairs, assured Iran of the availability of a United States judicial forum for the adjudication of its claims against the Shah, preclude the dismissal of this action. {Dames & Moore v Regan, 453 US 654; United States v Belmont, 301 US 324; United States v Pink, 315 US 203; Itel Corp. v M/S Victoria U, 710 F2d 199; Itek Corp. v First Nat.
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POINTS OF COUNSEL I. The Algerian Accords, by which the United States, in the exercise of its powers over foreign affairs, assured Iran of the availability of a United States judicial forum for the adjudication of its claims against the Shah, preclude the dismissal of this action. {Dames & Moore v Regan, 453 US 654; United States v Belmont, 301 US 324; United States v Pink, 315 US 203; Itel Corp. v M/S Victoria U, 710 F2d 199; Itek Corp. v First Nat. Bank, 704 F2d 1; Behring Int. v Imperial Iranian Air Force, 699 F2d 657; United States v Curtiss-Wright Corp., 299 US 304.) II. Under…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Plaintiff, the Islamic Republic of Iran, brings this action against Iran’s former ruler, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and his wife, Empress Farah Diba Pahlavi. It alleges in its complaint that defendants accepted bribes and misappropriated, embezzled or converted 35 billion dollars in Iranian funds in breach of their fiduciary duty to the Iranian people and it seeks to recover those funds and 20 billion dollars in exemplary damages. It asks the court to impress a constructive trust on defendants’ assets located throughout the world, for an accounting of all moneys…
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