Opinion

Davis v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Court
District Court, District of Columbia
Filed
Mar 30, 2012
Status
Published
On the bench
Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth
Nature of suit
Civil
Cited by
0 cases

The opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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CAROLYN DAVIS, et al., )

)

Plaintiffs, )

)

v. ) 07-cv-1302 (RCL)

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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., )

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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 and against all defendants;

it is furthermore

ORDERED that plaintiffs are awarded $486,918,005 in compensatory damages and

$1,674,997,937 in punitive damages, for a total award of $2,161,915,942 to be distributed as

follows:

Plaintiff Name Pain and Suffering Economic Loss Solatium Punitive Totals

Faith Albright $0 $0 $4,000,000 $13,760,000 $17,760,000

Gary Wayne Allison $2,000,000 $1,661,410 $0 $12,595,250 $16,256,660

C. Keith Bailey $0 $820,895 $0 $2,823,879 $3,644,774

Charles E. Bailey $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Vina S. Bailey $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Karen L. Cooper $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Mark Bartholomew $1,500,000 $1,917,355 $0 $11,755,701 $15,173,056

Teresa Bartholomew $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000

Crystal Bartholomew $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000

Jerry Bartholomew $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000

Joyce Bartholomew $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000

Arthur Johnson $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Robert Bragg $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Thomas D. Brown, Jr. $5,000,000 $1,836,042 $0 $23,515,984 $30,352,026

Jeanette Odom $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Deborah Vogt $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Christopher Burnette $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Connie Decker $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Gwen Burnette $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Gwen Woodcock $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Lisa Burleyson $0 $0 $4,000,000 $13,760,000 $17,760,000

Mecot Echo Camara $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000

Dale Comes $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Tommy Comes $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Estate of Bert Daniel Corcoran $0 $808,281 $0 $2,780,487 $3,588,768

Kathleen Collins $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Catherine Corcoran $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Estate of Robert Alton Corcoran $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Estate of Keith Alton Corcoran $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Robert Brian Corcoran $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Elizabeth Ann Ortiz $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Michael Corrigan $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Estate of Andrew Davis $0 $3,010,735 $0 $10,356,928 $13,367,663

Carolyn Davis $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000

Jennifer Davis $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000

Estate of Frederick Douglass $0 $452,109 $0 $1,555,255 $2,007,364

Shirley Douglass Miller $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000

Susan Baker $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000

Regina Periera $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000

Richard Dudley $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Toledo Dudley $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000

Sherry Latoz $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000

Cynthia Blankenship $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000

Ginger Tuton $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000

Scott Dudley $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000

David Eaves $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000

Estate of Roy Edwards $0 $839,224 $0 $2,886,931 $3,726,155

Cindy Colasanti $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000

Estate of Barbara Edwards $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000

Estate of Penny Garner $0 $0 $4,000,000 $13,760,000 $17,760,000

Estate of David D. Gay $0 $2,955,735 $0 $10,167,728 $13,123,463

Gail Black $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000

Estate of Neva Jean Gay $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Ronald Gay $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

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Timothy Gay $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Rebecca Cordell $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Estate of David D. Gay, Sr. $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Estate of Warner Gibbs, Jr. $0 $1,512,952 $0 $5,204,555 $6,717,507

Freda Gibbs Hutcherson $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Larry Gibbs $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Marcus A. Lewis $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Estate of Warner Gibbs, Sr. $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Estate of Janet Yvonne Lewis $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Earl Guy $5,000,000 $0 $0 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Joan M. Crawford $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Ian Guy $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Eddie Guy, Jr. $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Adam Guy $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Estate of Douglas Held $0 $647,291 $0 $2,226,681 $2,873,972

Estate of Sondra Lou Held $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Patrick Held $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Thomas Held $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Thomas Hoke $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Glenn W. Hollis $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Jane Costa $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000

Estate of Ann Hollis $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000

Jack Darrell Hunt $0 $0 $1,500,000 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Mendy Leight Hunt $0 $0 $1,500,000 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Molly Fay Hunt $0 $0 $1,500,000 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Estate of John Ingalls $0 $727,808 $0 $2,503,660 $3,231,468

James Ingalls $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Joseph Ingalls $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Kevin Jiggetts $5,000,000 $2,337,391 $0 $25,240,625 $32,578,016

Donald Long $8,000,000 $1,710,395 $0 $33,403,759 $43,114,154

Robert Lynch $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Estate of Manual Massa, Sr. $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Tim McCoskey $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Ronald L. Moore $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

John W. Nash $2,000,000 $0 $0 $6,880,000 $8,880,000

Rose Ann Nash $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000

Estate of Frank E. Nash $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000

William H. Nash $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000

Mark S. Nash $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000

Frank E. Nash, Jr. $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000

Jaklyn Milliken $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000

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Rosemarie Vliet $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000

Cataldo Anthony Nashton $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Claudia Comino $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Mark Nashton $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Myles Nashton $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Jennifer Page Nelson $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000

Timothy Price $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Estate of Betty Lou Price $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

James M. Puckett $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Ronald Putnam $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Bruce H. Richardson $1,500,000 $2,053,158 $0 $12,222,864 $15,776,022

Bernice Rivers $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Barbara Ann Russell $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Robert Emmett Russell $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Glenn Edward Russell $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Charles Edward Russell, Jr. $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Jean Louis Brown $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Nancy MacDonald $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Diane Carol Higgins $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Estate of Thomas Russell $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Thomas Rutter $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

John Santos $5,000,000 $2,014,177 $0 $24,128,769 $31,142,946

Raoul Santos (father) $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Mary Santos $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Donna Duffy $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Mary Cropper $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Doreen Callanan $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Jean Winner $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Kevin Santos $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Raoul Santos (brother) $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Joseph Richard Schneider $5,000,000 $1,601,932 $0 $22,710,646 $29,312,578

Morris Schneider $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Jacqueline Gibson $0 $0 $1,500,000 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Paul Segarra $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Steven Shapuras $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

David W. Sharp $3,000,000 $0 $0 $10,320,000 $13,320,000

Charles Simmons $1,500,000 $1,570,317 $0 $10,561,890 $13,632,207

Estate of Thomas D. Stowe $0 $1,964,761 $0 $6,758,778 $8,723,539

David Stowe $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Barbara Stowe $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Priscilla Stowe $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

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Samantha Stowe $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000

Donna Baloga $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000

Edward J. Streker $1,500,000 $2,528,137 $0 $13,856,791 $17,884,928

Estate of Henry Townsend, Jr. $10,000,000 $3,066,242 $0 $44,947,872 $58,014,114

Lillian Townsend $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Henry Townsend $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Marcia C. Townsend-Tippett $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000

Valerie Tatum $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Cynthia Green $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Kawanna Duncan $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000

John Turner $5,000,000 $1,120,925 $0 $21,055,982 $27,176,907

Judith Turner $0 $0 $4,000,000 $13,760,000 $17,760,000

Thomas Andrew Walsh $2,000,000 $0 $0 $6,880,000 $8,880,000

Charles Walsh $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000

Ruth Walsh $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000

Pat Campbell $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000

Rachel Walsh $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000

Timothy Walsh $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000

Michael Walsh $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000

Estate of Sean Walsh $0 $0 $650,000 $2,236,000 $2,886,000

Patricia Fitzgerald Washington $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000

Gerald Foister $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Estate of Tandy W. Wells $0 $1,859,348 $0 $6,396,157 $8,255,505

Danny Holland Wells $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Edith Holland Wells $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Estate of Harold Dean Wells $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Frances Mangrum $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Stella Wells George $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Cleta Wells $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000

Timothy Shon Wells $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000

Michael Shane Wells $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000

Perry Glenn Wells $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

Bryan K. Westrick $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

John Westrick $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000

Patricia Westrick $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000

Whitney R. Westrick $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000

Gerald Wilkes, Jr. $1,500,000 $2,551,385 $0 $13,936,764 $17,988,149

Gerald Wilkes, Sr. $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,744,000

Estate of Peggy Wilkes $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000

Estate of Dorothy Williams $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

Bill Williamson $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000

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Deborah Wise $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000

Michael Zilka $1,500,000 $0 $0 $5,160,000 $6,660,000

Sue Zilka $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000

ORDERED that defendants shall be liable, jointly and severally, for the entire

$2,161,915,942 amount; it is furthermore

ORDERED that the claims of the following plaintiffs are DISMISSED WITHOUT

PREJUDICE for failure to prosecute: Merequin Albright, Anthony Banks, Jr., Theresa Briggs,

Elisa Camara-Thompson, Estate of Frances Eaves, Estate of Nina Eaves Stockwell, Harvey

Martin Bastian, Charles Frye, Jr., Gina Frye, Lincoln Frye, Randall Frye, Donald Hammons,

Marcy Elizabeth Hunt, Jeremy Rivers, Paul Rivers, Richard Lynde Foley, Cassie Lemire,

Thomas Sharp, Davene Sharp, Andrew K. Westrick, Aaron M. Westrick, Michael Zilka, Jr.,

Courtney Zilka, Christopher Zilka, Myriah Zilka; it is furthermore

ORDERED that the claims of the following after-born children plaintiffs are

DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: Marvin Albright, Jr., Shateria Albright, Mark E.

Bartholomew, Michelle Burnette, Evan Burnette, Christopher Eaves, India Eaves, Joseph

Matthew Garner, Justina Nicole Garner, Reva Paige Garner, Estate of Chadwick Matthews,

Drew Matthews, Abigail Elizabeth Santos, Alexandra Elizabeth Santos, Cooper Jeffrey Santos,

Libbi Elizabeth Santos, Lilli Elizabeth Santos, Gerald Wilkes III, Justin Wilkes, Joshua Wilkes,

Elizabeth M. Struble; it is furthermore

ORDERED that the claims of the following spouses who were unmarried to the injured

servicemen at the time of the attack are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: Tracy Ann Santos,

Sandra Rivers, and Sylvia Eaves; it is furthermore

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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 Royce C. Lamberth, Chief Judge, on March 30, 2012.

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