A cottage industry has arisen in the plaintiffs’ bar seeking huge damages in US courts against foreign governments for what, reasonable people can agree, are often despicable acts. The plaintiffs and press (and sometimes the courts and Congress) express surprise when the State Department protests or otherwise intervenes against the suits. The State Department’s concerns are perhaps best explained by the risk of reciprocal suits and, indeed, it appears our neighbors have caught on: a Tehran court issued a $600 million “verdict” against the United States for the US’s role in the Iraq-Iran war in the 1980s. (Reuters, Apr. 28; IRNA, Apr. 28).
Iran tort judgment: US owes $600M
A cottage industry has arisen in the plaintiffs’ bar seeking huge damages in US courts against foreign governments for what, reasonable people can agree, are often despicable acts. The plaintiffs and press (and sometimes the courts and Congress) express surprise when the State Department protests or otherwise intervenes against the suits. The State Department’s concerns […]
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US owes Iran $600M
Iran should just send over some high level bagmen and we can talk about that $600M.