Legal Opinion
Abrahim-Youri v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 4, 1997No. 97-5011PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellants (“plaintiffs”) appeal from a Court of Federal Claims decision, Abrahim-Youri v. United States, 36 Fed.Cl. 482 (1996), granting summary judgment to the United States. Plaintiffs filed suit for “just compensation” for an alleged taking1 of property that occurred when the United States (“Government”) espoused2 and settled their claims against the government of Iran. Because no compensable taking occurred, we affirm the Court of Federal Claims’ decision.
BACKGROUND
On November 4, 1979, the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran was seized and American personnel…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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