Federal judge grants punitive damages against Iran for suicide bombings

[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Thursday granted $300 million in punitive damages in each of two cases against Iran for deaths resulting from suicide bombings by Iranian-backed terrorist groups. The two claims against Iran were brought on behalf of Seth Haim and Alan Beer [opinions, PDF], who were both killed in Israel by suicide bombers. In the opinions by Judge Royce Lamberth [official profile], the court found the the…