Henri MAALOUF, et al., Appellants
v.
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN and Iranian Ministry of Information and Security, Appellees
Nasrin Akhtar Sheikh, as the spouse of Fahrat Mahmood Sheikh, an employee of the United States Government or an employee of a contractor for the United States Government Deceased, et al., Appellants
v.
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Sudan, et al., Appellees
Rita Bathiard, on her own behalf and as personal representative of the estate of Cesar Bathiard, 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.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued February 8, 2019.
Decided May 10, 2019.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Steven M. Schneebaum argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants Henri Maalouf, et al.
Jonathan S. Massey was on the brief for amicus curiae Professor Stephen I. Vladeck supporting plaintiffs-appellants.
Erica Hashimoto , Director, and Marcella Coburn , Attorney, both appointed by the court, argued the causes as amicus curiae in support of the District Courts' Orders in No. 18-7052, et al., No. 18-7060, et al., and No. 18-7122, et al. With them on the brief were Rebecca Deucher , Sean Lavin , and James O'Toole , Student Attorneys.
Before: Srinivasan and Pillard, Circuit Judges, and Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge.
Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge:
On April 18, 1983, and September 20, 1984, the militant group Hezbollah detonated car bombs outside United States diplomatic facilities in Beirut, Lebanon, killing dozens and wounding many more. On August 7, 1998, truck bombs exploded outside the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing...
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