Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 16, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2001-2094PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Royce C, Lamberth, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
For over fifteen years now, this Court has presided over a consolidated action brought by nearly one thousand plaintiffs against the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran) under the state sponsor of terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). On May 30, 2003, this Court entered a default judgment as to liability against the defendants and ordered claims for the amounts of damages be submitted to special masters. Those special masters issued almost two hundred reports and recommendations that this…
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