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Fraenkel v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Total not confirmed against Iran, Syria

Court
District Court, District of Columbia
Docket
No. 15-cv-1080
Opinion date
March 31, 2017
Ruling
Damages awarded
Compensatory damages
Not stated
Punitive damages
$50,000,000
Total award
Not stated
Collection
Satisfaction not on docket (RECAP search, Oct. 17, 2026)

The punitive figure is confirmed against the opinion text; the compensatory figure is not yet, so no total is shown. Totals on this site sum confirmed figures only.

Cite Fraenkel v. Islamic Republic of Iran, No. 15-cv-1080 (D.D.C. Mar. 31, 2017), CourtListener, https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4379887/fraenkel-v-islamic-republic-of-iran/.

Figures as stated in the opinion; checked word for word against the opinion text. Plaintiff names and per-plaintiff awards are in the opinion itself.