Legal Opinion
Beer v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 9, 2010No. Civil Action No. 2008-1807Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) HARRY BEER, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) 08-cv-1807 (RCL) ) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION This action arises from the June 11, 2003 suicide bombing of a bus in Jerusalem by members of the terrorist organization Hamas. 1 The attack killed 17 people, including Alan Beer, a United States citizen living in Israel at the time. Plaintiffs, who are Mr. Beer’s mother and siblings, previously brought suit against defendants Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) and the Iranian…
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