Legal Opinion
Kenny v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 26, 2024No. Civil Action No. 2022-3299Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SHAWN KENNY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:22-cv-03299 (TNM) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In early 2018, terrorists attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan. They killed and wounded dozens of individuals, including several Americans, during a blitz that lasted for hours. The Taliban proudly took credit for the heinous attack. But one of the victims and his wife, as well as the family of a deceased victim, blame Iran for the incursion too. So they brought suit against Iran, attesting it…
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