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U.S. Supreme Court

Apr. 23, 2009

Dissident's Brother Can't Collect Award to Iran, Court Rules

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the brother of a man killed by the Iranian government is barred from seeking access to a $2.8 million federal court judgment awarded to Iran.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the brother of a man killed by the Iranian government is barred from seeking access to a $2.8 million federal court judgment awarded to Iran in a long-running business dispute.

The court unanimously backed a lower court ruling that the plaintiff, Dariush Elahi, could not recover a judgment against San Diego-based Cubic Defense Applications over a m...

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