Belkin v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Decided September 30, 2009. Paul L. Friedman wrote the opinion for the court.

667 F. Supp. 2d 8 · Cited 128 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Haim v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 425 F. Supp. 2d 56
• Flatow v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 999 F. Supp. 1
• Acosta v. the Islamic Republic of Iran · 574 F. Supp. 2d 15
• Gates v. Syrian Arab Republic · 580 F. Supp. 2d 53
• Campuzano v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 281 F. Supp. 2d 258
• Weinstein v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 184 F. Supp. 2d 13
• Greenbaum v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 451 F. Supp. 2d 90
• Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 466 F. Supp. 2d 229
• Blais v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 459 F. Supp. 2d 40
• Mousa v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 238 F. Supp. 2d 1
• Eisenfeld v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 172 F. Supp. 2d 1
• Salazar v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 370 F. Supp. 2d 105
• Ben-Rafael v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 540 F. Supp. 2d 39
• Stethem v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 201 F. Supp. 2d 78
• Bodoff v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 424 F. Supp. 2d 74
• Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 264 F. Supp. 2d 46
• Stern v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 271 F. Supp. 2d 286
• Dammarell v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 404 F. Supp. 2d 261
• Dammarell v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 281 F. Supp. 2d 105
• Pugh v. SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S LIBRYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA · 530 F. Supp. 2d 216
• Weishapl v. Sowers · 771 A.2d 1014
• Matter of Extradition of Marzook · 924 F. Supp. 565
• Bennett v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 507 F. Supp. 2d 117
• Valore v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 478 F. Supp. 2d 101
• Prevatt v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 421 F. Supp. 2d 152

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