Legal Opinion
Stern v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 17, 2003No. 1:00CV02602 (RCL)PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
This is an action for wrongful death, personal injury and related torts against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security, and three senior officials of the Iranian government. The decedent, Leah Stern, was a United States citizen who was killed at the age of 69 in the terrorist bombing in a market in Jerusalem, Israel on July 30, 1997. The plaintiffs, who are the children of Leah Stern, brought this action under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”) of 1976, 28 U.S.C. §§…
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