Legal Opinion
Ministry of Defense & Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Cubic Defense Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 7, 2004No. Nos. 99-56498, 02-57043, 03-55015PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals arise from attempts by Stephen Flatow (“Flatow”) and Dariush Elahi (“Elahi”) to collect on default judgments they obtained against the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. That court found Iran liable for the terrorist acts that resulted in the deaths of Flatow’s daughter and El-ahi’s brother. In both cases, the district court assessed substantial compensatory and punitive damages against Iran.
In the underlying case, Iran’s Ministry of Defense (“MOD”) successfully…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Bennett v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
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- Ministry of Defense and Support for the Islamic Republic of Iran v. ElahiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Ministry of Defense v. ElahiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007