U.S. District Court / D.D.C.

Thuneibat v. Syrian Arab Republic

Decided March 1, 2016. Beryl Alaine Howell wrote the opinion for the court.

167 F. Supp. 3d 22 · Cited 99 times

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Roth v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 78 F. Supp. 3d 379
District of Columbia v. Coleman · 667 A.2d 811
Valore v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 700 F. Supp. 2d 52
Gates v. Syrian Arab Republic · 580 F. Supp. 2d 53
Worley v. the Islamic Republic of Iran · 75 F. Supp. 3d 311
Estate of John Doe v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 808 F. Supp. 2d 1
Estate of Heiser v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 659 F. Supp. 2d 20
Acosta v. the Islamic Republic of Iran · 574 F. Supp. 2d 15
Owens v. Republic of Sudan · 826 F. Supp. 2d 128
Barimany v. Urban Pace LLC · 73 A.3d 964
Oveissi v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 768 F. Supp. 2d 16
Rimkus v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 750 F. Supp. 2d 163
Moradi v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 77 F. Supp. 3d 57
Wultz v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 864 F. Supp. 2d 24
Spencer v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 71 F. Supp. 3d 23
Herbert v. District of Columbia · 808 A.2d 776
Flanagan v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 87 F. Supp. 3d 93
Estate of Botvin Ex Rel. Ellis v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 510 F. Supp. 2d 101
Jones v. Clinch · 73 A.3d 80
Flatow v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 999 F. Supp. 1
Belkin v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 667 F. Supp. 2d 8
Salazar v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 370 F. Supp. 2d 105
Blais v. Islamic Republic of Iran · 459 F. Supp. 2d 40
District of Columbia v. Peters · 527 A.2d 1269
Fowler v. A & A Co. · 262 A.2d 344

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