Davis v. Islamic Republic of Iran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) CAROLYN DAVIS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) 07-cv-1302 (RCL) ) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ORDER AND JUDGMENT In accordance with the Memorandum Opinion issued this date, it is hereby ORDERED that final judgment is entered in favor of plaintiffs and against all defendants; it is furthermore ORDERED that plaintiffs are awarded $486,918,005 in compensatory damages and $1,674,997,937 in punitive damages, for a total award of $2,161,915,942 to be distributed as follows: Plaintiff Name Pain and Suffering Economic Loss Solatium Punitive Totals Faith Albright $0 $0 $4,000,000 $13,760,000 $17,760,000 Gary Wayne Allison $2,000,000 $1,661,410 $0 $12,595,250 $16,256,660 C. Keith Bailey $0 $820,895 $0 $2,823,879 $3,644,774 Charles E. Bailey $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Vina S. Bailey $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Karen L. Cooper $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Mark Bartholomew $1,500,000 $1,917,355 $0 $11,755,701 $15,173,056 Teresa Bartholomew $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000 Crystal Bartholomew $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000 Jerry Bartholomew $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 Joyce Bartholomew $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 Arthur Johnson $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Robert Bragg $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Thomas D. Brown, Jr. $5,000,000 $1,836,042 $0 $23,515,984 $30,352,026 Jeanette Odom $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Deborah Vogt $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Christopher Burnette $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Connie Decker $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Gwen Burnette $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Gwen Woodcock $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Lisa Burleyson $0 $0 $4,000,000 $13,760,000 $17,760,000 Mecot Echo Camara $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Dale Comes $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Tommy Comes $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Estate of Bert Daniel Corcoran $0 $808,281 $0 $2,780,487 $3,588,768 Kathleen Collins $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Catherine Corcoran $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Estate of Robert Alton Corcoran $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Estate of Keith Alton Corcoran $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Robert Brian Corcoran $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Elizabeth Ann Ortiz $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Michael Corrigan $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Estate of Andrew Davis $0 $3,010,735 $0 $10,356,928 $13,367,663 Carolyn Davis $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000 Jennifer Davis $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Estate of Frederick Douglass $0 $452,109 $0 $1,555,255 $2,007,364 Shirley Douglass Miller $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000 Susan Baker $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Regina Periera $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Richard Dudley $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Toledo Dudley $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000 Sherry Latoz $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000 Cynthia Blankenship $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000 Ginger Tuton $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000 Scott Dudley $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000 David Eaves $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Estate of Roy Edwards $0 $839,224 $0 $2,886,931 $3,726,155 Cindy Colasanti $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Estate of Barbara Edwards $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000 Estate of Penny Garner $0 $0 $4,000,000 $13,760,000 $17,760,000 Estate of David D. Gay $0 $2,955,735 $0 $10,167,728 $13,123,463 Gail Black $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000 Estate of Neva Jean Gay $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Ronald Gay $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 2 Timothy Gay $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Rebecca Cordell $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Estate of David D. Gay, Sr. $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Estate of Warner Gibbs, Jr. $0 $1,512,952 $0 $5,204,555 $6,717,507 Freda Gibbs Hutcherson $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Larry Gibbs $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Marcus A. Lewis $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Estate of Warner Gibbs, Sr. $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Estate of Janet Yvonne Lewis $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Earl Guy $5,000,000 $0 $0 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Joan M. Crawford $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Ian Guy $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Eddie Guy, Jr. $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Adam Guy $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Estate of Douglas Held $0 $647,291 $0 $2,226,681 $2,873,972 Estate of Sondra Lou Held $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Patrick Held $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Thomas Held $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Thomas Hoke $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Glenn W. Hollis $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Jane Costa $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Estate of Ann Hollis $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000 Jack Darrell Hunt $0 $0 $1,500,000 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Mendy Leight Hunt $0 $0 $1,500,000 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Molly Fay Hunt $0 $0 $1,500,000 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Estate of John Ingalls $0 $727,808 $0 $2,503,660 $3,231,468 James Ingalls $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Joseph Ingalls $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Kevin Jiggetts $5,000,000 $2,337,391 $0 $25,240,625 $32,578,016 Donald Long $8,000,000 $1,710,395 $0 $33,403,759 $43,114,154 Robert Lynch $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Estate of Manual Massa, Sr. $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Tim McCoskey $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Ronald L. Moore $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 John W. Nash $2,000,000 $0 $0 $6,880,000 $8,880,000 Rose Ann Nash $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000 Estate of Frank E. Nash $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000 William H. Nash $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000 Mark S. Nash $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000 Frank E. Nash, Jr. $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000 Jaklyn Milliken $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000 3 Rosemarie Vliet $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000 Cataldo Anthony Nashton $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Claudia Comino $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Mark Nashton $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Myles Nashton $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Jennifer Page Nelson $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000 Timothy Price $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Estate of Betty Lou Price $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 James M. Puckett $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Ronald Putnam $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Bruce H. Richardson $1,500,000 $2,053,158 $0 $12,222,864 $15,776,022 Bernice Rivers $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Barbara Ann Russell $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Robert Emmett Russell $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Glenn Edward Russell $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Charles Edward Russell, Jr. $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Jean Louis Brown $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Nancy MacDonald $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Diane Carol Higgins $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Estate of Thomas Russell $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Thomas Rutter $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 John Santos $5,000,000 $2,014,177 $0 $24,128,769 $31,142,946 Raoul Santos (father) $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Mary Santos $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Donna Duffy $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Mary Cropper $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Doreen Callanan $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Jean Winner $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Kevin Santos $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Raoul Santos (brother) $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Joseph Richard Schneider $5,000,000 $1,601,932 $0 $22,710,646 $29,312,578 Morris Schneider $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Jacqueline Gibson $0 $0 $1,500,000 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Paul Segarra $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Steven Shapuras $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 David W. Sharp $3,000,000 $0 $0 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Charles Simmons $1,500,000 $1,570,317 $0 $10,561,890 $13,632,207 Estate of Thomas D. Stowe $0 $1,964,761 $0 $6,758,778 $8,723,539 David Stowe $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Barbara Stowe $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Priscilla Stowe $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 4 Samantha Stowe $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Donna Baloga $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000 Edward J. Streker $1,500,000 $2,528,137 $0 $13,856,791 $17,884,928 Estate of Henry Townsend, Jr. $10,000,000 $3,066,242 $0 $44,947,872 $58,014,114 Lillian Townsend $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Henry Townsend $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Marcia C. Townsend-Tippett $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000 Valerie Tatum $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Cynthia Green $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Kawanna Duncan $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 John Turner $5,000,000 $1,120,925 $0 $21,055,982 $27,176,907 Judith Turner $0 $0 $4,000,000 $13,760,000 $17,760,000 Thomas Andrew Walsh $2,000,000 $0 $0 $6,880,000 $8,880,000 Charles Walsh $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000 Ruth Walsh $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000 Pat Campbell $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000 Rachel Walsh $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000 Timothy Walsh $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000 Michael Walsh $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000 Estate of Sean Walsh $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000 Patricia Fitzgerald Washington $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000 Gerald Foister $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Estate of Tandy W. Wells $0 $1,859,348 $0 $6,396,157 $8,255,505 Danny Holland Wells $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Edith Holland Wells $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Estate of Harold Dean Wells $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Frances Mangrum $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Stella Wells George $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Cleta Wells $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000 Timothy Shon Wells $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Michael Shane Wells $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Perry Glenn Wells $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Bryan K. Westrick $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 John Westrick $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 Patricia Westrick $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 Whitney R. Westrick $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Gerald Wilkes, Jr. $1,500,000 $2,551,385 $0 $13,936,764 $17,988,149 Gerald Wilkes, Sr. $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,744,000 Estate of Peggy Wilkes $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 Estate of Dorothy Williams $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Bill Williamson $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 5 Deborah Wise $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Michael Zilka $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Sue Zilka $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000 ORDERED that defendants shall be liable, jointly and severally, for the entire $2,161,915,942 amount; it is furthermore ORDERED that the claims of the following plaintiffs are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to prosecute: Merequin Albright, Anthony Banks, Jr., Theresa Briggs, Elisa Camara-Thompson, Estate of Frances Eaves, Estate of Nina Eaves Stockwell, Harvey Martin Bastian, Charles Frye, Jr., Gina Frye, Lincoln Frye, Randall Frye, Donald Hammons, Marcy Elizabeth Hunt, Jeremy Rivers, Paul Rivers, Richard Lynde Foley, Cassie Lemire, Thomas Sharp, Davene Sharp, Andrew K. Westrick, Aaron M. Westrick, Michael Zilka, Jr., Courtney Zilka, Christopher Zilka, Myriah Zilka; it is furthermore ORDERED that the claims of the following after-born children plaintiffs are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: Marvin Albright, Jr., Shateria Albright, Mark E. Bartholomew, Michelle Burnette, Evan Burnette, Christopher Eaves, India Eaves, Joseph Matthew Garner, Justina Nicole Garner, Reva Paige Garner, Estate of Chadwick Matthews, Drew Matthews, Abigail Elizabeth Santos, Alexandra Elizabeth Santos, Cooper Jeffrey Santos, Libbi Elizabeth Santos, Lilli Elizabeth Santos, Gerald Wilkes III, Justin Wilkes, Joshua Wilkes, Elizabeth M. Struble; it is furthermore ORDERED that the claims of the following spouses who were unmarried to the injured servicemen at the time of the attack are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: Tracy Ann Santos, Sandra Rivers, and Sylvia Eaves; it is furthermore 6 ORDERED that plaintiffs shall forthwith, at their own cost and consistent with the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 1608(e), send a copy of this Order and Judgment, and the Memorandum Opinion issued this date, to defendants. This is a final, appealable order. See Fed. R. App. P. (4)(a). SO ORDERED. Signed by Royce C. Lamberth, Chief Judge, on March 30, 2012. 7