Legal Opinion
Akins v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 10, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2017-0675Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TODD AKINS, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 17-675 (BAH) v. Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION 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…
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