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*1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x
: IN RE: : ORDER : 03 MDL 1570 (GBD) (SN) TERRORIST ATTACKS ON : SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 :
: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x This document relates to:
Ashton, et al. v. al Qaeda Islamic Army, et al. , 02-cv-6977 (GBD) (SN) Morris, et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran , 18-cv-5321 (GBD) (SN) Jimenez, et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran , 18-cv-11875 (GBD) (SN) Aamoth, et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran , 18-cv-12276 (GBD) (SN) Bernaerts, et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran , 19-cv-11865 (GBD) (SN) King, et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran , 22-cv-5193 (GBD) (SN) ORDER GRANTING PARTIAL FINAL DEFAULT JUDGMENT FOR THE
PLAINTIFFS LISTED IN EXHIBITS A AND B
GEORGE B. DANIELS, United States District Judge: The Plaintiffs listed in Exhibits A and B move for entry of partial final default judgment against Defendant the Islamic Republic of Iran. (ECF Nos. 9677, 9818, 9829, 9939. 1 ) Upon consideration of the evidence and arguments set forth in the Declarations of James P. Kreindler, Esq. and the exhibits thereto (ECF Nos. 9678, 9940), and in the Declarations of Jerry S. Goldman, Esq. and the exhibits thereto (ECF Nos. 9820, 9832); and in light of the default judgments as to liability against the Islamic Republic of Iran entered on August 31, 2015 1 Unless otherwise stated, all ECF citations included herein refer to documents filed on the 9/11 multidistrict litigation docket. See In re Terrorist Attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 , No. 03-md-1570 (GBD) (SN). *2 (ECF No. 3021 2 ) and June 17, 2024 (ECF No. 9931); together with the entire record in this case, it is hereby
ORDERED
that service of process in the above-captioned cases was properly effectuated
upon the Islamic Republic of Iran in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1608(a)(4) (
see ECF Nos. 1238, 4685–4686, 6895, 8887, and ECF No. 55 in 18-cv-5321); and it is
ORDERED that partial final default judgment is entered on behalf of the Plaintiffs identified in Exhibits A and B against the Islamic Republic of Iran 3 ; and it is
ORDERED
that the Plaintiffs identified in Exhibit A are awarded economic damages as set forth therein, and as supported by the expert reports and analyses tendered in conjunction with the Kreindler Declarations ( see ECF Nos. 9680, 9941) and the Goldman Declarations ( see ECF Nos. 9820, 9832); and it is
ORDERED that the Plaintiffs identified in Exhibit B are awarded solatium damages as set forth therein; and it is ORDERED that the Plaintiffs receiving economic damages identified in Exhibit A are awarded prejudgment interest of 4.96 percent per annum, compounded annually, running from the date indicated in the “Date of Report” column therein, until the date of judgment; and it is
ORDERED that the Plaintiffs receiving solatium damages identified in Exhibit B are awarded prejudgment interest of 4.96 percent per annum, compounded annually, running from September 11, 2001 until the date of judgment; and it is 2 This Court adjudges Iran liable to non-U.S. national Ashton Plaintiffs under New York law for
substantially the same reasons as stated in this Court’s March 26, 2024 and June 17, 2024 Orders. (
See ECF
Nos. 9666, 9931.)
3 In their moving papers, certain Plaintiffs seek treble damages pursuant to the Anti-Terrorism Act (“ATA”),
18 U.S.C. § 2333. As ATA claims cannot be brought against sovereign defendants,
see 18 U.S.C.
§ 2337(2), these
Plaintiffs’ motions are DENIED as to their requests for treble damages.
2 *4 Exhibit A *5 Plaintiff, as Personal Representative of the Estate of 9/11 Decedent Claim Information Pain & Suffering Damages Economic Damages 9/11 Decedent Nationality on Date of Amendments & Date of # First Middle Last Suffix First Middle Last Suffix 9/11 Site Case Complaint Prior Award Amount Report Prior Award Amount Notes 9/11 Death Substitutions Report 3226 at 5; 8275 ‐ 1 Susan Calcagno Philip V. Calcagno US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 32 1 at 3, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 14 3/1/23 $ 1,392,669.00 3226 at 5; 8275 ‐ 2 Regina Gans Eugene Clark US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 33 8246 at 4, 8251 1 at 3, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 15 3/1/23 $ 231,154.00 Personal Representative is listed as Felicia
3226 at 5; 8275 ‐ Corbett in 1463 at 3 Felicia Corbett Jones Joseph Corbett US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 33 1 at 3, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 9 3/1/23 $ 4,110,201.00 33 3226 at 6; 8275 ‐ 4 Brooke Deming Francis X. Deming US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 35 1 at 4, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 16 3/1/23 $ 5,983,851.00 Decedent is listed as 3226 at 5; 8275 ‐ Lynn Angell in 1463 5 Perry Oretzky Mary Lynn Edwards Angell US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 30 1 at 4, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 12 4/1/23 $ 1,998,157.00 at 30 and 3226 at 5 3226 at 6; 8275 ‐ 6 Jeanine Frazier Clyde Frazier Jr. US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 36 1 at 5, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 3 3/1/23 $ 1,769,922.00 3226 at 3; 8275 ‐ 7 Meg Bloom Thomas Glasser US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 10 1 at 5, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 17 3/1/23 $ 14,494,168.00 3226 at 6; 8275 ‐ 8 Allison Hobbs Thomas A. Hobbs US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 37 1 at 6, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 11 8/1/23 $ 3,137,796.00 3226 at 8; 8275 ‐ 9 Maureen Kennedy Robert C. Kennedy US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 58 1 at 6, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 4 3/1/23 $ 1,450,312.00 10 Kimberly LaMantia Stephen LaMantia US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 58 3226 at 8 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 8 4/1/23 $ 9,465,390.00 3226 at 3; 8275 ‐ 11 Jason Seymour Jacqueline Norton US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 15 8246 at 4, 8251 1 at 8, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 18 3/1/23 $ 3,657,628.00 3226 at 3; 8275 ‐ 12 Jason Seymour Robert G. Norton US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 15 8246 at 4, 8251 1 at 8, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 19 3/1/23 $ 519,673.00 13 Joanna Ostrowski James Ostrowski US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 42 3226 at 6 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 20 8/1/23 $ 3,196,906.00 3226 at 8; 8275 ‐ 14 Theresa Regan Donald J. Regan US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 54 1 at 9, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 13 3/1/23 $ 3,003,752.00 3226 at 5; 8275 ‐ 15 Rodney Callum Michell L. Robotham US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 28 1 at 9, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 21 3/1/23 $ 4,088,242.00 Rosenzweig 3226 at 7; 8275 ‐ 16 Lauren Morton Phillip Rosenzweig US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 52 1 at 9, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 6 3/1/23 $ 10,973,377.00 Personal Representative is 3226 at 4; 8275 ‐ listed as Nancy Shea 17 Nancy Raeside Shea Joseph P. Shea US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 22 1 at 10, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 7 3/1/23 $ 27,717,220.00 in 1463 at 22 3226 at 8; 8275 ‐ 18 Dena Smagala Stanley S. Smagala Jr. US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 63 1 at 10, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 22 3/1/23 $ 4,411,875.00 19 Jill Tarrou Michael C. Tarrou US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 52 3226 at 7 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 23 4/1/24 $ 1,030,247.00
3226 at 4; 8275 ‐ 20 Robert Spadafora James A. Trentini US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 23 1 at 11, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 24 3/1/23 $ 1,200,647.00 3226 at 4; 8275 ‐ 21 Robert Spadafora Mary Trentini US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 23 1 at 11, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 25 3/1/23 $ 829,005.00 3226 at 7; 8275 ‐ 22 Mary Tselepis William P. Tselepis Jr. US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 45 1 at 11, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 10 4/1/23 $ 7,994,971.00 Personal Representative is 3226 at 5; 8275 ‐ listed as Anne 23 Elizabeth Anne Vandevander Jon C. Vandevander US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 31 1 at 11, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 26 3/1/23 $ 10,464,313.00 Vandevander in 3226 at 7; 8275 ‐ 24 Patricia Vilardo Joseph Vilardo US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 45 1 at 11, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 5 3/1/23 $ 10,603,217.00 3226 at 6; 8275 ‐ 25 Paul Kiefer Brian Warner US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 38 1 at 11, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 27 3/1/23 $ 6,350,298.00 Case 1:03-md-01570-GBD-SN Document 10292 Filed 09/03/24 Page 6 of 8 Plaintiff, as Personal Representative of the Estate of 9/11 Decedent Claim Information Pain & Suffering Damages Economic Damages 9/11 Decedent Nationality on Date of Amendments & Date of # First Middle Last Suffix First Middle Last Suffix 9/11 Site Case Complaint Prior Award Amount Report Prior Award Amount Notes 9/11 Death Substitutions Report 3226 at 8; 8275 ‐ 26 Judith Weil Joanne F. Weil US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 60 8246 at 4, 8251 1 at 11, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 28 3/1/23 $ 2,398,784.00 27 Helen Zaccoli Joseph Zaccoli US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 61 3226 at 8 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 2 2/1/23 $ 4,097,292.00 3226 at 2; 8275 ‐ 28 Melissa Van Ness Fatha Syed Abdul Fatha India 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 8 1 at 4, 8973 $ ‐ 9680 ‐ 1 4/1/23 $ 546,892.00 *6 3226 at 2; 8275 ‐ 29 Kurt Foster Claudia Foster US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 8 1 at 5, 8973 $ ‐ 9941 ‐ 3 7/1/24 $ 5,072,471.00 United 30 Charles Leslie Berkeley Graham Berkeley Kingdom 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 49 9929, 9953 3226 at 5 $ ‐ 9941 ‐ 2 7/1/24 $ 4,174,439.00
United 31 Patricia Carrington Jeremy Mark Carrington Kingdom 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 33 3226 at 5 $ ‐ 9941 ‐ 1 7/1/24 $ 6,641,259.00 32 Linda Alvarez Juan Pablo Alvarez Cisneros Guatemala 9/11/01 NY 22cv05193 22cv05193, 1 at 4 N/A $ ‐ 9820 ‐ 5, at 1 5/1/24 $ 2,205,587.00 33 Jermaine Cook Helen Cook Honduras 9/11/01 NY 18cv12276 18cv12276, 1 at 4 7403 at 3 ‐ 4, 7429 N/A $ ‐ 9820 ‐ 5, at 24 5/1/24 $ 2,143,658.00 Trinidad and 34 Gillian Gransaull ‐ Joseph Stephen Joseph Tobago 9/11/01 NY 22cv05193 22cv05193, 1 at 4 N/A $ ‐ 9820 ‐ 5, at 47 3/1/24 $ 2,385,475.00 Zahro a/k/a 35 Zakhro Kamardinova Gavkharoy Kamardinova Uzbekistan 9/11/01 NY 18cv11875 18cv11875, 6 at 1 N/A $ ‐ 9820 ‐ 5, at 70 3/1/24 $ 905,157.00 36 Haleema Salie Rahma Salie Sri Lanka 9/11/01 NY 18cv05321 18cv05321, 6 at 7 N/A $ ‐ 9832, at 1 7/1/24 $ 4,972,584.00 United 8134, 8139 (granting 37 Josephine Fink Derek O. Sword Kingdom 9/11/01 NY 19cv11865 19cv11865, 1 at 7 8134) N/A $ ‐ 9832, at 24 7/1/24 $ 10,161,541.00
Case 1:03-md-01570-GBD-SN Document 10292 Filed 09/03/24 Page 7 of 8
Exhibit B
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Case 1:03-md-01570-GBD-SN Document 10292 Filed 09/03/24 Page 8 of 8
(Plaintiff, as Personal Representative of Plaintiff 9/11 Decedent Claim Information Solatium Damages the Estate of Solatium Plaintiff) Nationality on Nationality on Date of Amendments & Prior # First Middle Last Suffix First Middle Last Suffix First Middle Last Suffix 9/11 Site Case Complaint Relationship Documentation Amount 9/11 9/11 Death Substitutions Award 1 Patricia Carrington US Jeremy Carrington US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 33 02cv06977, 997 Spouse $ 12,500,000.00 2 Matthew Clark US Gregory A. Clark US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 5 02cv06977, 2029 Child $ 8,500,000.00 3 Paula Hayes Cottoy Abeeku Ngozi Cottoy US Conrod Cottoy Sr. US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 34 02cv06977, 2034 Child $ 8,500,000.00 4 Keithroy Maynard II US Keithroy Maynard US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 40 02cv06977, 1978 Child $ 8,500,000.00 5 Mary Vogt Elizabeth A. Minardi US William G. Minardi US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 48 02cv06977, 2030 Parent $ 8,500,000.00 6 Joanna Ostrowski US James Ostrowski US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 42 02cv06977, 996 Spouse $ 12,500,000.00 7 David Rosenberg US Peter Vega US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 11 02cv06977, 1978 Sibling $ 4,250,000.00 8 Sonia Shah US Jayesh Shah US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 45 02cv06977, 1978 Child $ 8,500,000.00 9 Gina Tarrou US Michael Tarrou US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 52 02cv06977, 2027 Child $ 8,500,000.00 10 Niloy Shah Malti Shah US Jayesh Shantilal Shah US 9/11/01 NY 02cv06977 1463 at 45 02cv06977, 2085 Parent $ 8,500,000.00 11 Ondre Raymond Forde United Kingdom Godwin Orville Forde United Kingdom 9/11/01 NY 18cv12276 18cv12276, 1 at 7 ‐ 8 9761 at 3 Child $ 8,500,000.00