Legal Opinion
Weinstock v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 7, 2025No. 1:23-cv-02824Unknown
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION SHARON WEINSTOCK, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 23 C 2824 ) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge: Plaintiffs, the family members and personal representative of the estate of Yitzhak Weinstock, obtained a default judgment against the Islamic Republic of Iran pursuant to the "terrorism exception" of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1605A. Weinstock v. Islamic Republic of Iran, No. 17-23272-Civ-Scola,
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