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Estate of Kedem Simon Tov et al v United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)

Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC has filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of StandWithUs, the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights, EMET – Endowment for Middle East Truth, National Jewish Advocacy Center, Inc. and Temple Beth El of Boca Raton, FL, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in the pending case of Estate of Kedem Simon Tov et al v United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), to support the principle that the US Department of Justice assertion of immunity for UNRWA’s impunity and liability for their support of HAMAS, the barbaric designated Foreign Terror Organization is wrong-headed and a denial of justice and accountability for victims of the October 7th HAMAS attack upon the people and sovereignty of the State of Israel.

VICTIMS OF OCTOBER 7th HAMAS TERROR ATTACKS SUE IRAN, SYRIA

(Washington, DC) American victims and their family members of terror attacks taking place on or after October 7 today commenced litigation against the Islamic Republic of Iran (“Iran”) and the Syrian Arab Republic (“Syria), as state material sponsors of HAMAS, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. The lawsuit, Estate of Ayelet Arnin, et al v. Islamic Republic of Iran, et al. 1:24-cv-01819 (D.D.C.) was filed on behalf of all Plaintiffs by Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC, a Washington, DC law firm (“HNKLaw”) which has been representing American victims of terrorism for more than twenty years.

The plaintiffs include estates and loved ones of those murdered at the Supernova Music Festival (“NOVA”) on October 7th, 2023.  Additional Plaintiffs include American citizens who were heinously murdered along the southern border of Israel and in Gaza, along with those who suffered severe physical and emotional injuries as a result of this ongoing terror attack.  The Plaintiffs bring their Complaint and seek damages for the personal injuries they suffered when HAMAS committed the well-planned and simultaneously executed wave of deadly attacks on civilian communities, Kibbutzim, villages, towns and individuals, including against those attending NOVA.

Richard D. Heideman, Senior Counsel of HNKLaw states that “HAMAS’s attack on the NOVA festival and within the sovereign State of Israel was an attack against humanity itself.  It is essential for American victims to stand against terror, and to seek justice and accountability, both through the courts of law and in the court of public opinion.   Iran remains the world’s most flagrant state sponsor of terrorism, while Syria remains the longest standing state sponsor of terrorism, and both countries were instrumental in supporting HAMAS’s heinous attacks on and since October 7.”

Samuel Silverman, principal member of The Silverman Law Firm, PLLC (“Silverman Law”) who represents many of the Plaintiffs states “I am proud and humbled to join Richard and his esteemed team, standing together, united against terror and the forces of evil. Nothing can ever bring back a loved one, but perhaps we will make those responsible for these atrocities think twice before taking future action.”

 

 

About Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C.

The law firm of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. (www.HNKlaw.com), based in Washington, DC, is a global firm with affiliates in various parts of the world. Richard D. Heideman, Noel J. Nudelman, Tracy R. Kalik, Joseph H. Tipograph and other members, associates, of counsel and affiliates of the firm have extensive experience in complex litigation. The firm has served as lead counsel in numerous cases on behalf of victims of terror and their family members who have been killed or injured in terrorist attacks throughout the world. The firm has successfully brought cases against Libya, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Arab Bank plc and others accused of funding or providing material support for terror and continues committed to seeking justice on behalf of Americans who have suffered tragic murders or maiming at the hands of terrorists, their sponsors, supporters and funders.

HNKLaw, which represented many of the Americans killed or injured in the Second Intifada, has previously brought cases where US Federal courts have repeatedly found Iran and Syria guilty of supporting HAMAS and awarded judgments against both countries in those cases.  HNKLaw also has obtained judgments and/or settlements, many of which have resulted in financial recoveries on behalf of its clients who were victims of acts of terrorism perpetrated by Libya, Iran, Syria, HAMAS, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Hezbollah, ISIS, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Taliban, the Abu Nidal Terror Organization and others, and has many pending actions on behalf of American victims of  terror attacks against Iran, Syria, Arab Bank plc, the PA/PLO, Qatari entities and others accused of providing material support for terror in cases including hijackings, hostage-taking, hotel bombings, stabbings, shootings and other heinous terror attacks.

Richard D. Heideman, Senior Counsel of HNKLaw, previously served as President of B’nai B’rith International, is the Chairman of The Israel Forever Foundation, and is the author of The Hague Odyssey:  Israel’s Struggle for Security on the Front Lines of Terrorism and Her Battle for Justice at the United Nations (Bartleby Press) and also The Bloody Price of Freedom (Gefen Publishing House).  He and other members of the firm are available for interviews and comments on matters relating to the ongoing battle against terror and the important use of the American legal system in pursuit of justice.

Syrian Arab Republic Hit with Judgment, Victims of Paris Bataclan Theatre Terrorist Attack Awarded $54 Million

The US District Court for the District of Columbia has entered Judgment against the defendant, Syrian Arab Republic (“Syria”), ordering Syria, a designated State Sponsor of Terrorism, to pay compensatory and punitive damages to Helen Wilson and her family as a result of the Paris Bataclan Theatre Attack which was carried out by ISIS on November 13, 2015. The victims are represented by the Washington, DC law firm Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C., which has represented American victims of terror for more than 20 years and concentrates in civil counter-terror litigation.

Judge Emmet G. Sullivan has awarded damages totaling approximately $54 million to Helen Wilson and members of her family. The Court found that Syria was liable for the attack due to the material support it provided to ISIS.  ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the attack, has long been designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US government.

“This judgment provides an important measure of justice to Helen Wilson and her family for the heinous injuries Ms. Wilson suffered as a direct result of the Syrian sponsored attack of the Paris Bataclan Theatre” said Richard D. Heideman, Senior Counsel of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik PC.

 

About Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C.

The law firm of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. (www.HNKlaw.com), based in Washington, DC, is a global firm with affiliates in various parts of the world. Richard D. Heideman, Noel J. Nudelman, Tracy R. Kalik, Joseph H. Tipograph and other members, associates and affiliates of the firm have extensive experience in complex litigation. The firm has served as lead counsel in numerous cases on behalf of victims of terror and their family members who have been killed or injured in terrorist attacks throughout the world. The firm has successfully brought cases against Libya, the Syrian Arab Republic, The Islamic Republic of Iran, the PA/PLO, Arab Bank plc and others accused of funding or providing material support for terror and continues committed to seeking justice on behalf of Americans who have suffered at the hands of terrorists, their sponsors, supporters and funders.

Richard D. Heideman, Senior Counsel of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C., is the author of the recently published The Bloody Price of Freedom (Gefen Publishing House, 2021) and is available for interviews and comments on matters relating to the ongoing battle against terror and the important use of the American legal system in pursuit of justice.

For further information, contact:

Richard D. Heideman, Senior Counsel, Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C.

Tel: 202 463-8018

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American Victims of March 22, 2016 ISIS Brussels’ Airport Attack Sue Syrian Arab Republic

Litigation Filed to Hold Syria Liable for Damages Incurred by American Victims of Brussels Airport Terrorist Attack

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 15, 2021 – Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C., the Washington D.C. law firm, has filed a lawsuit, Estate of Justin Shults, et al., v. Syrian Arab Republic, on behalf of United States victims of terror against the Syrian Arab Republic (“Syria”), a designated State Sponsor of Terrorism, for providing material support to The Islamic State, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (“ISIS”). The Complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks to hold Syria accountable for the Brussels Airport Attack which was carried out by ISIS on the morning of March 22, 2016.

The ISIS cell responsible for committing the Brussels Airport Attack is part of the same ISIS cell that carried out the terror attacks at the Bataclan Theatre and other locations in Paris on November 13, 2015 (“Paris Bataclan Theatre Attack”). Both attacks were carried out in similar fashion and included several calculated simultaneous shootings and/or bombings in multiple locations around each city.

As described in the Complaint, on March 22, 2016, three ISIS operatives entered the Brussels Airport carrying deadly bombs. At approximately 8:00 a.m. local time two bombs were detonated inside the Brussels Airport killing 32 and injuring hundreds. ISIS immediately took responsibility for the bombings. Syria provided material support to ISIS by providing training, weapons, logistical support and funding to the ISIS terrorists who committed this terrorist attack.

Three of the Plaintiffs in this case were brutally murdered and nine Plaintiffs were tragically and permanently injured. Each of the 27 Plaintiffs in this case incurred significant pain and suffering directly or as a result of the death and/or serious injuries to their loved ones. This case is related to Winternitz, et al., v. Syrian Arab Republic, 1:17-cv-02104 (D. D.C. Oct. 11, 2017) also filed by Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. on behalf of victims of the Brussels Airport Attack.

Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. also recently filed the case Wilson, et al., v. Syrian Arab Republic on behalf of victims of the Paris Bataclan Theatre Attack, carried out by ISIS with support from Syria. In the Paris Bataclan Theatre Attack 89 people were killed while at least 99 others were seriously injured and hospitalized.

Richard D. Heideman, Senior Counsel of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C., stated “Syria was designated as a State Sponsor of terror by the U.S. State Department in 1979 and is the terror-supporting country which has been, and remains, so designated for the longest period of time and is subject to the jurisdiction of US courts in accordance with the terrorism exception of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Syria must be held accountable for its sponsorship of this heinous act of murder and maiming of innocent people who were simply at an airport to board their flights or to wish their loved one’s goodbye. . Syria must be punished. Not only will the litigation bring justice to the victims of this terror attack, but it is also designed to serve as a deterrent against the continuation of future Syrian supported terrorism.”

For the better part of the last twenty years, Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. has been a vigorous advocate for American victims of terror, holding the perpetrators and sponsor of heinous terror attacks accountable, while seeking justice for the victims of these terror attacks. Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C.’s clients include victims of the 1983 attack on the United States Marine barracks in Beirut; victims of the 1985 hijacking of EgyptAir Flight 648; victims of the 1985 attack on Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome; victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States and victims of countless attacks in Israel upon children, families and communities. Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. attorneys have secured judgments on behalf of the firm’s clients assessing billions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages against state sponsors of terror who have been accused of providing material support for terror.

Richard D. Heideman further stated “As it has been written, Justice Justice Thou Shalt Pursue”.

Court enters Preliminary Approval Order Approving Nationwide Settlement in Elkies, et al v Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. et al.

On Friday December 6, 2019, the United States District Court, Central District of California, entered an order preliminarily approving a nationwide settlement in the matter of Elkies, et al v Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. et al. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement, the Claim Administrator has established a Settlement Website  (www.InfantsTylenolSettlement.com ) where copies of the Preliminary Approval Order, Class Notice and Claim forms may be downloaded and submitted and such other information as may be of assistance to Class Members.

• View: Complaint
• View: Order Certifying Class
• View: Preliminary Approval Order
• View: Settlement Website