Legal Opinion
Beer v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 19, 2011No. 08-cv-1807 (RCL)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
This action arises out of the June 11, 2003 suicide bombing of a bus in Jerusalem, Israel by members of the terrorist organization Hamas. 1 The attack killed 17 individuals, including Alan Beer, a United States citizen living in Israel at the time. Plaintiffs, who include Mr. Beer’s estate, his mother and his siblings, brought suit under the state-sponsored terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1605A, alleging that defendants Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) and the…
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