Legal Opinion
Fritz v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 2, 2018No. Civil Action No. 15-456 (RDM)PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge
This case arises from the abductions and murders of four U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq. In January 2007, First Lieutenant Jacob Fritz, Specialist Johnathan Bryan Chism, and Private First Class Shawn Falter were abducted from the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq and, shortly thereafter, murdered by their captors. In October 2006, Staff Sergeant Ahmed A1-Taie was abducted while in Baghdad, held hostage, and, ultimately, murdered. Plaintiffs, the estates and family members of the four direct victims, contend that "[t]hese two…
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