Peterson v. Islamic Republic

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) DEBORAH D. PETERSON, ) Personal Representative of the Estate ) ofJanres C. Knip{)le (Dec.) et al. ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action: 1:01-cv-2094 (RCL) ) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION 'l`his Court has presided over a consolidated action brought by nearly one thousand plaintiffs against the fslamic Repnbiie of iran (lran) and the lranian l\/linistry ol`lnformation and Seeurity (l\flOlS) under the State sponsor of terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign lmmnnities Act tFSiA) since…