REZAIAN et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al

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Case Number:

1:16-cv-01960

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Richard J. Leon

Firms

  1. November 22, 2019

    Freed WaPo Reporter Gets $180M Default Win Against Iran

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday ordered Iran to pay $180 million in damages to a former Washington Post reporter who spent 18 months in an Iranian prison, calling Iran's conduct "outrageous, deserving of punishment and surely in need of deterrence."

  2. October 03, 2016

    Freed Washington Post Reporter Sues Iranian Captors

    A Washington Post reporter who spent 18 months in an Iranian prison sued the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Monday in Washington, D.C., federal court under the terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.