Estate of Anthony K. Brown v. Islamic Republic of Iran

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: July 3, 2012
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2008-0531
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

) ESTATE OF ANTHONY K. BROWN, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) 08-cv-531 (RCL) ) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., ) ) 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 all plaintiffs (except Evelyn Sue

Spears-Elliot, James S. Spears, Mark Spears, and Sean Kirkpatrick) and against all defendants; it

is furthermore

ORDERED that plaintiffs are awarded $183,281,294 in compensatory damages and

$630,487,651 in punitive damages, for a total award of $813,768,945 to be distributed as

follows:

Plaintiff Name Pain and Economic Solatium Punitive Totals Suffering Loss Joseph A. Barile $1,500,000 $2,603,130 $0 $14,114,767 $18,217,897 Angela E. Barile $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 Michael Barile $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Andrea Ciarla $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Ann Marie Moore $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Angela Yoak $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 John Becker $1,500,000 $1,389,677 $0 $9,940,489 $12,830,166 Estate of Anthony K. Brown $0 $796,923 $0 $2,741,415 $3,538,338 John Brown $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Rowel Brown $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Sulba Brown $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Vara Brown $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Marvine McBride $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 LaJuana Smith $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Rodney E. Burns $2,000,000 $448,157 $0 $8,421,660 $10,869,817 Eugene Burns $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 David Burns $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Jeannie Scaggs $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 Daniel Cuddeback, Jr. $5,000,000 $1,230,049 $0 $21,431,369 $27,661,418 Barbara Cuddeback $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Daniel Cuddeback, Sr. $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Michael Episcopo $1,500,000 $555,978 $0 $7,072,564 $9,128,542 Randy Gaddo $5,000,000 $180,633 $0 $17,821,378 $23,002,011 Louise Gaddo Blattler $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Peter Gaddo $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Timothy Gaddo $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 Estate of William R. Gaines, Jr. $0 $2,580,273 $0 $8,876,139 $11,456,412 Michael A. Gaines $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 William R. Gaines, Sr. $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Carolyn Spears $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000 Carole Weaver $0 $0 $8,000,000 $27,520,000 $35,520,000 Estate of Virgel Hamilton $0 $2,967,024 $0 $10,206,563 $13,173,587 Gloria Hamilton $0 $0 $9,000,000 $30,960,000 $39,960,000 Bruce S. Hastings $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Maynard Hodges $1,500,000 $1,297,628 $0 $9,623,840 $12,421,468 Mary Jean Hodges $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 Kathy Hodges $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,440,000 $4,440,000 Loretta Brown $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Cindy Holmes $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Shana Saul $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000 Daniel Joy $2,500,000 $2,036,318 $0 $15,604,934 $20,141,252 Daniel Kremer $1,500,000 $1,936,414 $0 $11,821,264 $15,257,678 Estate of Thomas Kremer $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 Estate of Christine Kremer $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 Joseph T. Kremer $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Jacqueline Stahrr $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Estate of David A. Lewis $0 $812,093 $0 $2,793,600 $3,605,693 Betty Lewis $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Jerry L. Lewis $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Scott M. Lewis $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Paul Martinez, Sr. $1,500,000 $180,633 $0 $5,781,378 $7,462,011 Teresa Gunther $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000

2 Alphonso Martinez $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Daniel L. Martinez $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Michael Martinez $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Paul Martinez, Jr. $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000 Tomasita L. Martinez $0 $0 $850,000 $2,924,000 $3,774,000 Esther Martinez-Parks $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Susanne Yeoman $0 $0 $500,000 $1,720,000 $2,220,000 Estate of Jeffrey B. Owen $0 $725,145 $0 $2,494,499 $3,219,644 Jean G. Owen $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Steven Owen $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Estate of Michael L. Page $7,500,000 $1,885,467 $0 $32,286,006 $41,671,473 Albert Page $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Janet Page $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Joyce Clifford $0 $0 $1,250,000 $4,300,000 $5,550,000 David Penosky $1,500,000 $2,302,057 $0 $13,079,076 $16,881,133 Joseph Penosky $0 $0 $750,000 $2,580,000 $3,330,000 Christian R. Rauch $1,500,000 $296,398 $0 $6,179,609 $7,976,007 Leonard Paul Tice $1,500,000 $3,123,953 $0 $15,906,398 $20,530,351 Estate of Burton Wherland $0 $1,733,344 $0 $5,962,703 $7,696,047 Gregory Wherland $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Kimmy Wherland $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Sarah Wherland $0 $0 $3,000,000 $10,320,000 $13,320,000 Sharon Davis $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Charles F. West $0 $0 $5,000,000 $17,200,000 $22,200,000 Charles H. West $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000 Rick West $0 $0 $2,500,000 $8,600,000 $11,100,000

ORDERED that defendants Islamic Republic of Iran and The Iranian Ministry of

Information and Security shall be liable, jointly and severally, for the entire $813,768,945

amount; it is furthermore

ORDERED that the claims of Evelyn Sue Spears-Elliot, James S. Spears, Mark Spears,

and Sean Kirkpatrick are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; it is furthermore

ORDERED that plaintiffs’ request for prejudgment interest is DENIED; it is furthermore

ORDERED that plaintiffs shall forthwith, at their own cost and consistent with the

3 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 Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth on July 3, 2012.