Legal Opinion
Kilburn v. Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 8, 2003No. CIV.A. 01-1301(RMU)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Denying Defendants Libya and Leso’s Motion to Dismiss
URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This case presents issues concerning the state-sponsored terrorism exception to foreign sovereign immunity and arises from an instance of hostage taking, torture and extrajudicial lolling that occurred in Lebanon between 1984 and 1986. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants provided material support to the terrorist groups responsible for these acts. The matter is currently before the court on defendants the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (“Libya”) and Libyan External…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Greenbaum v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Kilburn v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
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