Borochov v. Iran

It Is Harder Than It Looks to Sue State Sponsors of Terrorism

By Ingrid (Wuerth) Brunk
May 9, 2024 posted in: Foreign Sovereign Immunity

Rotem and Yoav Golan were injured in a 2015 terrorist attack in Israel when an assailant deliberately drove his car into a crowd of people. The Golans and their family sued Iran and Syria for various torts and for aiding and abetting a terrorist attack. Judge Trevor N. McFadden of the U.S. District Court for…

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