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Owens v. Republic of Sudan

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 29, 2005No. CIV.A. 01-2244(JDB)PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BATES, District Judge.

On August 7, 1998, nearly simultaneous truck bombs were exploded at the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. Hundreds were killed and thousands were injured in the explosions. Several of the injured victims and their family members brought this suit under section 1605(a)(7) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act against the Republic of Iran, the Republic of Sudan, and two of their respective ministries, for allegedly providing material support to the terrorist organizations that carried out the attacks. Defendants…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior De CubaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. James Owens v. Republic of SudanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
  2. Doe I v. State of IsraelDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
  3. Owens v. Republic of the SudanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
  4. Flanagan v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
  5. Owens v. Republic of SudanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006

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