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BAKHTIAR v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

No. 10-7030.

668 F.3d 773 (2012)

Shahintaj BAKHTIAR, individually and as Next-of-Kin and Representative of the Estate of Dr. Chapour Bakhtiar, and on behalf of Goudard Bakhtiar, a Minor, Manijeh Assad Bakhtiar, et al., Appellants v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN and Iranian Ministry of Information and Security, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Guta argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was Henry E. Weil .

Jessica Ring Amunson , appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae on behalf of appellees. With her on the brief was David W. DeBruin .

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.

KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:

The question is whether plaintiffs may obtain punitive damages in their state-law tort suit against Iran without complying with the congressionally specified procedures for seeking punitive damages against a foreign nation. The answer is no.

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As of early 1979, Chapour Bakhtiar was Prime Minister of Iran. During the Iranian Revolution that year, Bakhtiar went into exile. On August...

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