Legal Opinion
New England Merchants National Bank v. Iran Power Generation & Transmission Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 9, 1981No. Nos. 1049 to 1227 and 740, Dockets 80-6254 to 80-6349, 80-7912 to 80-7999, 81-7054, 81-7062, 81-7064, 80-3063, 80-9001 and 80-9004 to 80-9007PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs in these 96 consolidated cases are commercial entities with claims against the Islamic Republic of Iran and various of its agencies or instrumentalities (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Iran”). After witnessing a period of worsening political and economic relations, which culminated in the seizure of the American Embassy in Teheran and its personnel on November 4, 1979, the plaintiffs brought suit against Iran under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602-11 (Supp. Ill 1979) (FSIA). Upon commencing suit, the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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