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Sotloff v. Syrian Arab Republic

$600,906,055.77 against Syria

Court
District Court, District of Columbia
Docket
No. 16-cv-725
Opinion date
March 31, 2023
Ruling
Damages awarded
Compensatory damages
$200,302,018.59
Punitive damages
$400,604,037.18
Total award
$600,906,055.77 (compensatory plus punitive as stated)
Collection
Satisfaction not on docket (RECAP search, Oct. 17, 2026)

Cite Sotloff v. Syrian Arab Republic, No. 16-cv-725 (D.D.C. Mar. 31, 2023), CourtListener, https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9388646/sotloff-v-syrian-arab-republic/.

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.