Legal Opinion
Glenn v. Fay
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 6, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2016-1452PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Royce C. Lamberth, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
This is an ancillary dispute between attorneys over who will reap the rewards of a sprawling litigation against the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran) under the state sponsor of terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). Plaintiff Jay Glenn filed a declaratory suit against defendants Thomas Fortune Fay, Steven Perles, and them respective law practices. Defendants were the lead attorneys for plaintiffs in the action captioned Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 1 litigated before this Court.…
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