Legal Opinion
New England Merchants National Bank v. Iran Power Generation & Transmission Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 26, 1980No. 79 Civ. 6380 (KTD)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:
These 96, ostensibly unrelated, civil actions were commenced by plaintiffs against the defendants, the Government of Iran, its agencies, instrumentalities and numerous other Iranian organizations “owned or controlled” by the Government of Iran (Plaintiffs’ Joint Memorandum of Law at 1) to recover damages allegedly sustained as a result of defendants’ breach or repudiation of various commercial contracts and/or tortious conduct with respect thereto. 1
I need not recount the longstanding political and commercial relationship which has existed…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. LarionoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Schooner Exchange v. McFaddonSupreme Court of the United States · 1812
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3Cited by23 opinions
- S & S MacHinery Co. v. Masinexportimport, a Romanian Corporation, and the Romanian Bank for Foreign TradeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Libra Bank Limited v. Banco Nacional De Costa RicaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Itek Corporation v. The First National Bank of Boston, Bank Melli Iran, Itek Corporation v. The First National Bank of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Security Pacific National Bank v. Government & State of IranDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1981
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
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