Legal Opinion
Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2009No. 00-CV-2329 (RCL), 01-CV-2104 (RCL)PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.
These postjudgment consolidated actions arise from the 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers, a residential complex on a United States military base in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. See Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 466 F.Supp.2d 229 (D.D.C.2006) (Lamberth, J.). The plaintiffs are the family members and estates of 17 of the 19 United States Air Force officers and airmen killed in the attack. The defendants are the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”), the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security (MOIS), and the Iranian Islamic…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Cicippio-Puleo v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
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- Salazar v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- Stethem v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002
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3Cited by132 opinions
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