McKesson Corporation v. Iran, the Islamic Re

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MCKESSON CORP., et aI., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civ. Action No. 82-0220 (RJL) ) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et aI., ) ) Defundanb. ) -----------------------------) ~ MEMORANDUM OPINION November 20 ,2009 The plaintiff, McKesson Corporation ("McKesson"), a U.S. company, alleges that the defendant, Islamic Republic of Iran ("Iran"), expropriated McKesson's interest in an Iranian dairy and illegally withheld dividends. In its 27 -year history, this case has reached the United States Court of Appeals five times. Most recently, the Court of…