Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Decided May 30, 2003. Royce C. Lamberth wrote the opinion for the court.

264 F. Supp. 2d 46 · Cited 77 times

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• Verlinden B. v. v. Central Bank of Nigeria · 461 U.S. 480
• Flatow v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 999 F. Supp. 1

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