Fain v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA )
EVAN FAIN III, et al., ) )
Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) 10-cv-628 (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 Evan Fain III, Maria Elena Fain, Maria Elena Amosa, Evain Fain IV, and Joseph Edward Fain, and against defendants Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranian Ministry of Information and Security; it is furthermore ORDERED that plaintiffs are awarded $15,268,703 in compensatory damages and $52,524,338 in punitive damages, for a total award of $67,793,041, to be distributed as follows: Pain and Economic
Punitive Totals Plaintiff Name Suffering Loss Solatium Evan Fain III $5,000,000 $1,768,703 $0 $23,284,338 $30,053,041 Maria Fain $0 $0 $4,000,000 $13,760,000 $17,760,000 Maria Amosa $0 $0 $1,500,000 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Evan Fain IV $0 $0 $1,500,000 $5,160,000 $6,660,000 Joseph Edward
Fain $0 $0 $1,500,000 $5,160,000 $6,660,000
ORDERED that defendants Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranian Ministry of Information and Security shall be liable, jointly and severally, for the entire $67,793,041 amount; it is furthermore 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 Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth on July 31, 2012.
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