Legal Opinion
Fran Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 19, 2013No. 19-1227PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Senior Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge:
In 1996, an explosion tore apart the Khobar Towers apartment complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Nineteen American military personnel died and hundreds of others were wounded. Investigations revealed that the terrorist organization Hezbollah had attacked the Towers with Iran’s assistance. The opinion in Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran (Heiser I), 466 F.Supp.2d 229, 252-54, 260-65 (D.D.C.2006), describes Iran’s intimate involvement in planning, supporting, and approving the attack.
The estate…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Clearfield Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Poe v. SeabornSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Holy Land Foundation for Relief & Development v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- Samantar v. YousufSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- United States v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Bennett v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
- Susan Weinstein v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
- Rubin v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2014
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