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· 6/26/2002

Ungar v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Citations

  • 211 F. Supp. 2d 91
  • 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11436
  • 2002 WL 1371088

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that “whether the absence of causation is a jurisdictional issue ... has not been decided by an appellate court and need not be decided here”
  • finding that “[t]he absence of a clear link from the Iran-Hamas ‘partnership’ ” to the perpetrator of an attack was fatal to plaintiffs’ conspiracy theory
  • rejecting the plaintiffs’ aiding and abetting argument where no evidence was presented showing the defendant’s assistance aided the underlying activity upon which liability was premised
  • rejecting the plaintiffs’ aiding and abetting argument where no evidence was presented showing the defendant’s assistance aided the underlying activity upon which liability was premised
  • dismissing aiding and abetting claim for failure to state a claim
  • discussing requirements for establishing chain conspiracy

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Judges: Robertson

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