Legal Opinion
Braun v. Islamic Republic of Iran
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 9, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2015-1136PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERYL A. HOWELL, Chief Judge
Chaya Zissel Braun, an infant, was with her two parents in Jerusalem on October 22,2014, when she was killed in a vehicular attack (the “Attack”). See Consolidated Compl. (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 1, 3, ECF No. 14. Her family members and estate initiated this action against the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”), the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security (“MOIS”), and the Syrian Arab Republic (“Syria”) under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1602, et seq., assert ing claims for damages caused by the killing, allegedly…
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