Estate of Amer Fakhoury v. Islamic Republic of Iran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ESTATE OF AMER FAKHOURY et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 21-1218 (JDB) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The estate and family of Amer Fakhoury sued the Islamic Republic of Iran for materially supporting Hezbollah, which allegedly took Fakhoury hostage and tortured him. The Court granted in part the plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment—concluding that Fakhoury had been taken hostage but not tortured—and ordered supplemental briefing on damages, to which the Court now turns. Background An earlier…