Legal Opinion
McKesson Corp. v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 3, 2014No. 01-7041, 13-7070, 13-7121PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
After the 1979 revolution in Iran, the Iranian government expropriated the interest held by McKesson Corporation (McKesson), an American business, in an Iranian dairy company. McKesson first filed suit in the District of Columbia district court in 1982. After more than three decades of litigation, including six trips to this Court, McKesson finally secured a judgment of $29.3 million. We now review the $13.4 million in attorney’s fees the district court awarded McKesson. Because the district court…
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