Legal Opinion
Worley v. the Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 8, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2012-2069PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, United States District Judge
This is one of many cases to have come before this Court arising out of the October 1988 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Plaintiffs— servicemen, relatives of servicemen, and estates representing deceased members of these groups — seek to recover damages for injuries sustained in the attack and its aftermath from defendants the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security (“MOIS”).
Pending before the Court are plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment on liability and their…
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