Legal Opinion
Espitia v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 16, 2022No. 1:21-cv-00123Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT June 16, 2022 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk BROWNSVILLE DIVISION ANSELMO ESPITIA, et al., § § Plaintiffs, § § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:21-CV-123 § ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, § § Defendant. § ORDER AND OPINION Between May and June 2003, Anselmo Espitia served on active duty in Iraq with the United States Army. While he was serving as a combat engineer and construction equipment repairer, al Qaeda operatives detonated multiple explosives near him in a series of attacks, causing Espitia to suffer severe and permanent injuries. Espitia and several of…
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