Legal Opinion
Brewer v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 15, 2009No. Civil Action 08-0534 (ESH)PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE, District Judge.
On September 20, 1984, a suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives through the gates of the United States Embassy Annex building in East Beirut, Lebanon, killing fourteen people and wounding thirty-five. The attack was carried out by Hezbollah, a terrorist organization that operates in Lebanon. 1 This action has been brought by a surviving victim of the attack, Richard Paul Brewer, and his mother, Joyce Louise Leydet. Plaintiffs allege that defendants, the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”), the Ministry of Information and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Roeder v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Kilburn v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab JamahiriyaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- Hill v. Republic of IraqCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by89 opinions
- Valore v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Murphy v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Rimkus v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Oveissi v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Reed v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
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