In Re Islamic Republic of Iran Terrorism Litigation

Decided September 30, 2009. Royce C. Lamberth wrote the opinion for the court.

659 F. Supp. 2d 31 · Cited 139 times

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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.

• Flatow v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 999 F. Supp. 1
• Cherokee Nation v. United States · 270 U.S. 476
• Kirschenbaum v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 572 F. Supp. 2d 200
• Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 515 F. Supp. 2d 25
• Flatow v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 76 F. Supp. 2d 16
• Bodoff v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 424 F. Supp. 2d 74
• Department of the Army v. Blue Fox, Inc. · 525 U.S. 255
• Beer v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 574 F. Supp. 2d 1
• Hart Steel Co. v. Railroad Supply Co. · 244 U.S. 294
• Flatow v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 74 F. Supp. 2d 18
• Verlinden B. v. v. Central Bank of Nigeria · 461 U.S. 480
• Southern Pacific Railroad v. United States · 168 U.S. 1
• Robertson v. Seattle Audubon Society · 503 U.S. 429
• Roeder v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 195 F. Supp. 2d 140
• Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 563 F. Supp. 2d 268
• Buchanan v. Alexander · 45 U.S. 20
• Eisenfeld v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 172 F. Supp. 2d 1
• Dammarell v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 370 F. Supp. 2d 218
• Weinstein v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 274 F. Supp. 2d 53
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568
• United States v. Menasche · 348 U.S. 528
• Boumediene v. Bush · 553 U.S. 723
• United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. · 299 U.S. 304
• Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc. · 504 U.S. 607
• Oetjen v. Central Leather Co. · 246 U.S. 297

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• Rimkus v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 750 F. Supp. 2d 163
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• Beer v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 789 F. Supp. 2d 14
• Arnold v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 787 F. Supp. 2d 37
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• Wyatt v. Syrian Arab Republic · 736 F. Supp. 2d 106
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• Murphy v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 778 F. Supp. 2d 70
• Francis Gates v. Patrick Scott Baker · 755 F.3d 568
• Ben Haim v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 902 F. Supp. 2d 71
• Shoham v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 922 F. Supp. 2d 44
• Murphy v. the Islamic Republic of Iran

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