VALENCIA v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

No. 08-cv-533 (RCL).

774 F.Supp.2d 1 (2010)

Cielito VALENCIA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 31, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul G. Gaston , Law Offices of Paul G. Gaston, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This action arises out of the horrific June 25, 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers, a housing complex for United States Air Force personnel in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The explosion sheared off the side of Building 131 of the complex and reduced the rest of the structure to rubble, killing nineteen United States servicemen while injuring hundreds of others—including Airmen Cielito...

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