Legal Opinion
Borochov v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 4, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2019-2855Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELI M. BOROCHOV, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:19-cv-02855 (TNM) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This action for compensatory and punitive damages arises under the terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), 28 U.S.C. § 1605A. It concerns two 2015 terrorist attacks in Israel perpetrated by Hamas. Nineteen Plaintiffs—some U.S. citizens, some Israeli—sue the States of Iran and Syria (together, the States) for injuries suffered by the victims of the attacks and the emotional…
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