Legal Opinion
Hill v. Republic of Iraq
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 16, 2003No. 02-7006PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
The issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in denying appellants damages for economic loss in a suit brought under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602-11 (2000). This court has not previously addressed the quantum of evidence that a plaintiff must present to obtain damages against a non-immune foreign state. Today we hold that under FSIA a plaintiff must prove that the projected consequences are “reasonably certain” (i.e., more likely than not) to occur, and must prove the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Price v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab JamahiriyaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- John C. Keegel v. Key West & Caribbean Trading Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Blannie S. Wilson, Administratrix of the Estate of Henry J. Wilson, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Bettis v. Islamic RepublicCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by176 opinions
- Valore v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- James Owens v. Republic of SudanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
- Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Murphy v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Roth v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
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