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TAYLOR v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

No. 10-cv-844 (RCL).

881 F.Supp.2d 19 (2012)

Amy Battle TAYLOR, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

August 2, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel W. Gaskill , The Law Offices of Dan Gaskill, LLC, Rockville, MD, Joseph Peter Drennan , Joseph Peter Drennan, Attorney-at-Law, Alexandria, VA, Patrick M. Donahue , Donahue Law Firm, Annapolis, MD, Thomas Fortune Fay , Fay Kaplan Law , PA, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

This action arises out of the devastating 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.1 The attack decimated the facility, killed 241 U.S. servicemen and left countless others wounded. The families of eight Marines who were killed in the bombing now bring suit against defendant Islamic Republic of Iran ("Iran"). Their action is brought...

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