Legal Opinion
Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 31, 2008No. Civil Action 06-11053-GAOPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
O’TOOLE, District Judge.
The plaintiffs, survivors of a terrorist attack by Hamas, sued the Islamic Republic of Iran in the District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that Iran was liable for the attacks because it provided material support to Hamas. The plaintiffs obtained a default judgment which included $71.5 million in compensatory damages and $37.5 million in punitive damages. The plaintiffs .registered their judgment with this Court and moved to attach by trustee process certain antiquities alleged to the be property of Iran but actually held in the custody of several…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Rubin v. the Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006
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