“He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”
Song by The Hollies ‧ 1969
GOLD STAR AND VETERAN FAMILIES’ LAWSUITS
The Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act, a law drafted and submitted to Congress by MM~LAW, was enacted on October 3, 2018 after MM-LAW successfully lead the efforts to secure unanimous passage of this important law in both the Senate and House of Representatives.
Prior to the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act (“ATCA”), courts were uncertain as to whether attacks by international terrorists on United States Armed Forces were “acts of international terrorism,” in which case soldiers, their families and Gold Star families would have legal rights to “continue the mission” by bringing civil lawsuits against the financiers, profiteers, co-conspirators and others who aided and abetted, and knowingly or intentionally provided substantial assistance to the terrorists, or were not acts of international terrorism but rather “acts of war,” in which case the veterans, their families and the Gold Star families would be barred from bringing lawsuits to hold accountable the financial and support networks supporting and enabling the terrorists who attacked U.S. armed forces.
The Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act cleared up the confusion in the courts, clarifying that any acts perpetrated by designated global terrorists, foreign terrorist organizations and State Sponsors of Terrorism are never ”acts of war,” but are “acts of international terrorism,’ and those wounded, their families and Gold Star families have legal rights in U.S. federal courts to fight to dry up the terrorist financial and support networks, hold accountable those supporting the terrorists, and those conspiring with, aiding and abetting, funding, or providing substantial assistance to the terrorists, to pay compensation to the injured vets, their families and Gold Star families.
After passage of the ATCA, MM~LAW filed lawsuits against foreign banks and other transnational companies funding and supporting al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda in Iraq, the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, Kata’ib Hizballah, Asa’ib Ahl al Haq, Jayesh al-Mehdi, Badr Organization, Promised Day Brigade, Ansar al-Islam, Ansar al-Sunna, Hizballah, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps., al-Quds Force and others.
MM~LAW, together with various co-counsel from its Counterterrorism Law Network, filed lawsuits: on behalf of gold star families and veterans from operation Iraq freedom/ Iraq war fund, operation enduring freedom, and the Khobar tower bombing.
Operation Iraqi Freedom – Iraq War Fund Lawsuits
Against 9 foreign international banks who, in competition with each other, admitted to conspiring with Iran and other designated State Sponsors of Terrorism, to illegally launder over $900 billion, knowing that millions or billions of dollars would be used by Iran to fund the terrorists attacking U.S. and Coalition Armed Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
O’Sullivan, et al. v. Deutsche Bank A.G., et al
Tevera, et al. v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A., et al.
Wildman, et al. v. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, et al.
Atchley et al. v. Astrazeneca UK Ltd. et al.
Zobay et al. v. MTN Group Limited, ZTE et al.
Against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp., Islamic Benk Melli, the Iranian Republic International Shipping Lines, and others.
Holladay, et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran, et al.
Fishbeck, et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran, et al. – judgments issued on a rolling basis, thus far obtained judgments of $983,581,364 and $852,358,963 total - $1,835,940,327
Hartwick, et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran, et al.
Williams, et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran. et al
Solorio al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran et al.
Cabrera, et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran, et al judgments issued on a rolling basis, thus far obtained judgments - $41,282,600 for Tranche I Plaintiffs.
Operation Enduring Freedom Lawsuits
Against foreign multinational companies that intentionally circumvented U.S. anti-terrorism sanctions to fund international terrorist groups attacking U.S. and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan
Cabrera, et al. v. Black & Veatch Special Projects Corporation, et al.
Wildman, et al. v. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, et al.
King et al. v. Habib Bank Limited et al.
Against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp., Islamic Benk Melli, the Iranian Republic International Shipping Lines, and others
Cabrera et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran et al.
Khobar Towers Lawsuits
Against The Islamic Republic of Iran and others
Christie et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran obtained judgment of $879,120,000.
Gration et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran obtained judgment of $571,500,000.
St John et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran – pending, judgment expected shortly
__________. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran – lawsuit being prepared, filing expected prior to January 2026.
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