HEGNA v. ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS

Civil Action No. 08-274 (RC).

908 F.Supp.2d 116 (2012)

Edwina R. HEGNA, as Executrix of the Estate of Charles F. Hegna, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

December 10, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph P. Dupont , The Dupont Law Firm, Stamford, CT, for Plaintiffs.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, District Judge.

Charles Hegna was an American passenger on a flight hijacked by Hezbollah terrorists in December 1984. The flight was scheduled to proceed from Kuwait City to Karachi by way of Beirut; the terrorists diverted the plane to Tehran, where they murdered Mr. Hegna. His widow and four children brought suit under the terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign...

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