McKESSON CORP. v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

No. 07-7113.

539 F.3d 485 (2008)

McKESSON CORPORATION, et al., Appellees v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Thomas Byron III, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for amicus curiae United States of America in support of appellant. With him on the brief were Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Douglas N. Letter, Attorney.

Thomas G. Corcoran, Jr. argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Laina C. Wilk and Henry M. Lloyd.

Mark N. Bravin argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Peter Buscemi, Thomas J. O'Brien, and Mark R. Joelson.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.


GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

In this long-running dispute, now before us for a fifth time, McKesson Corporation alleges that the state of Iran unlawfully expropriated its investment in an Iranian dairy company. In this appeal, Iran raises a number of challenges to the latest decisions of the district court. We hold that the district court properly asserted subject matter jurisdiction, but reverse its conclusion that the treaty...

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