04-20-2016, 12:49 PM
SUING IRAN
Today, I read that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that U.S. family victims can collect from Iran for terror attacks in 1983. I wasn't previously aware of this litigation. It appears Iran has already been deemed responsible for state-sponsored terror in those cases and was holding off on paying the victims' families.
The court on Wednesday ruled 6-2 in favor of relatives of the 241 Marines who died in a 1983 terrorist attack in Beirut and other attacks that courts have linked to Iran.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion for the court rejecting efforts by Iran’s central bank to try to stave off court orders that would allow the relatives to be paid $2 billion USD for their losses.
Iran’s Bank Markazi complained that Congress was intruding into the business of federal courts when it passed a 2012 law that specifically directs that the banks’ assets in the United States be turned over to the families. (HOTD: I'm sure this is part of the reason the Saudis are threatening to remove billions of assets from the U.S. if the 9 / 11 families are allowed to file suit against them.)
Today, I read that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that U.S. family victims can collect from Iran for terror attacks in 1983. I wasn't previously aware of this litigation. It appears Iran has already been deemed responsible for state-sponsored terror in those cases and was holding off on paying the victims' families.
The court on Wednesday ruled 6-2 in favor of relatives of the 241 Marines who died in a 1983 terrorist attack in Beirut and other attacks that courts have linked to Iran.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion for the court rejecting efforts by Iran’s central bank to try to stave off court orders that would allow the relatives to be paid $2 billion USD for their losses.
Iran’s Bank Markazi complained that Congress was intruding into the business of federal courts when it passed a 2012 law that specifically directs that the banks’ assets in the United States be turned over to the families. (HOTD: I'm sure this is part of the reason the Saudis are threatening to remove billions of assets from the U.S. if the 9 / 11 families are allowed to file suit against them.)