Bluth v. Islamic Republic of Iran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NETHANIAL CHAIM BLUTH, et al.,: Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 12-250 (GK) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al. Defendants. Memorandum 0pinion On February 13, 2012, ten members of the Bl'uth family ("Plaintiffs" or "the Bluths") filed a Complaint alleging that the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian Ministry of Information and Security, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ("Iranian Defendants") are liable under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA"), 28 U.S.C. § 1605A, for Plaintiffs' physical and emotional injuries arising from a terrorist attack by Hamas directed at a classroom full of students studying Torah on March 7, 2002. Am. Compl.