Legal Opinion
WACHSMAN EX REL. WASCHSMAN v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 27, 2009No. Civil Action 06-0351 (RMU)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
Granting the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default Judgment
I. INTRODUCTION
In October 1994, members of the terrorist group Hamas abducted and executed Nachshon Wachsman, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen residing in Israel. Esther Wachs-man, the mother of Nachshon, individually and as personal representative of his estate, along with her sons Menashe Ye-chezkel Wachsman, Yitzchak “Tzachi” Wachsman, Uriel Wachsman, Raphael Wachsman, Eliahou Wachsman and Chaim “Hayim” Zvi Wachsman, bring suit against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- West Virginia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Roeder v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Hill v. Republic of IraqCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
- Peterson v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
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3Cited by22 opinions
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