Flanagan v. Islamic Republic of Iran

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• awarding upward departures to plaintiffs in part because there existed “medical evidence show[ing] that each plaintiff experienced extraordinarily severe pain and suffering”
• relying on expert 21 testimony to conclude Iran materially supported al-Qaeda by providing access to financial channels, training operatives, and granting safe passage to its members
• finding Iran and its instrumentalities, IRGC and MOIS, provide material support by directly training Al-Qaeda operatives and providing support to Hezbollah, which in turn trained Al-Qaeda operatives
• awarding $300 million in punitive damages upon finding that the State’s torture and killing of a missionary for his humanitarian efforts towards defectors and refugees was “awful and worthy of the greatest condemnation” warranting “significant deterrence”
• 25% upward departure because the decedent was the center of the family and the plaintiffs submitted medical evidence relating to their emotional distress

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