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Levinson v. Islamic Republic of Iran

$1,457,000,000 against Iran

Court
District Court, District of Columbia
Docket
No. 17-cv-511
Opinion date
October 1, 2020
Ruling
Damages awarded
Compensatory damages
$107,000,000
Punitive damages
$1,350,000,000
Total award
$1,457,000,000 (compensatory plus punitive as stated)
Collection
Satisfaction not on docket (RECAP search, Oct. 17, 2026)

Cite Levinson v. Islamic Republic of Iran, No. 17-cv-511 (D.D.C. Oct. 1, 2020), CourtListener, https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4791423/levinson-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.