November 9, 2020, Washington, DC – The law firm of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. (“HNK”) joined in support of two amicus briefs that have been filed with the US Supreme Court by the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists.  Linked below are copies of briefs from the two cases, Federal Republic of Germany, et al., v. Alan Philipp, et al., and Republic of Hungary, et al., v. Rosalie Simon, et al., which deal with efforts to recover compensation by American victims and heirs of victims of the genocidal takings of property and assets by the Nazi regimes in Germany and Hungary:

Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioner-Respondents in Federal Republic of Germany v. Alan Philipp

Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioner-Respondents in Republic of Hungary v. Rosalie Simon

Richard D. Heideman stated “It is beyond dispute that the Holocaust was a genocide; indeed, it is the most heinous and well-documented genocide in human history, rightly condemned as such and acknowledged for its gravity and scale by Congress and scholars throughout the world.  The United States has an interest in post-Holocaust justice recognizing and seeking to hold accountable those who have destroyed live and taken properties without proper compensation the Holocaust   When foreign regimes sponsor the intentional, targeted mass murder of innocent people, the American people and families of those who are harmed must have a means of redress, justice and accountability in US federal court.”

These cases will be argued before the Supreme Court on December 7th.

ABOUT Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC:  Based in Washington, DC, Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. is a global firm with affiliates in various parts of the world.  HNK represents American victims of terror and has been involved in Holocaust-era assets litigation involving the Swiss National Bank and other matters.  The firm has filed an Amicus Brief with the International Court of Justice regarding Israel’s terrorism-prevention security fence in support of Israel’s right and obligation to defend her people and recently filed an Amicus Brief with the International Criminal Court. When the government of Poland adopted the Holocaust Speech law that prohibited accusations of complicity, HNK filed an amicus brief with the Polish Constitutional Tribunal. The firm’s Senior Counsel, Richard D. Heideman, previously served two terms as President, B’nai B’rith International and served for five years as Chair of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington Lawyer’s Committee; as well as three years as Chair of the Institute for Law and Policy at the Hebrew University Faculty of Law. Heideman co-chaired the Nuremberg Symposium at Jagellonian University in Krakow, sponsored by the International March of the Living, on the Nuremberg Laws and Nuremberg Trials, which has been published as a special Nuremberg edition of the Loyola of Los Angeles International & Comparative Law Review.

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Richard D. Heideman, Noel J. Nudelman and Tracy Reichman Kalik of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC, announced that a US federal court has granted Final Approval of the nationwide Class Action Settlement in the matter of Elkies, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson Servs., Inc., et al., Case No. 2:17-CV-7320-GW.

The Elkies filed suit in Los Angeles claiming  that the Infants’ Tylenol packaging (the text “Infants” and a picture of a mother holding her baby) deceives consumers into believing Infants’ Tylenol is unique/specially formulated for infants, when the bottle contains liquid acetaminophen of the same concentration in Children’s Tylenol, and therefore causes consumers to overpay for Infants’ Tylenol.

After obtaining class certification and completing merits discovery, the parties reached a nationwide settlement. The settlement creates a $6.315 million claim fund and also provides injunctive relief.

“We are pleased that the Court has recognized the fairness and value that this settlement has brought to consumers of Infants’ Tylenol nationwide,” said Noel J. Nudelman.

Tracy Reichman Kalik added, “the settlement not only provides class members with financial compensation but also provides important injunctive relief.”

The Class is represented by Class Counsel Richard D. Heideman, Noel J. Nudelman and Tracy Reichman Kalik of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik PC

About Heideman Nudelman & Kalik PC

The law firm of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC. (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 and other members, associates and affiliates of the firm have extensive experience in complex litigation and have served as lead or co-lead counsel in a number of class actions.

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The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Court) has entered Judgment against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab Republic, ordering the countries, both state sponsors of terrorism, to pay $165.9 million in compensatory and punitive damages in connection with the death of Max Steinberg.

Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the Court awarded the damages to the family and estate of Max Steinberg, an American citizen who was serving as a lone soldier in the Israel Defense Forces. Max was in Gaza City searching for kidnapped victims of terror in the HAMAS terror tunnels when he was ambushed and killed.

As found by the Court, HAMAS, which immediately took credit for the attack, had been receiving and benefiting from funding, weapons and other material support provided by both Iran and Syria. Both countries have long been designated by the US State Department as State Sponsors of Terrorism and, therefore, do not enjoy sovereign immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

The compensatory damages awarded by the court included $934,010 of estimated net economic loss to Max’s estate, as well as $5 million to each of his parents and $2.5 million to each of his siblings as compensation for the mental anguish, bereavement and grief which they suffered.

In addition, the Court awarded the family punitive damages in the amount of $150 million, consistent with other DC District Court decisions “to punish and deter foreign states from engaging in or materially supporting terrorism.”

The Plaintiffs are represented by the law firm of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, PC. “We are most pleased by this decision of the Court,” said senior counsel Richard D. Heideman, “as it has provided a measure of justice for the Steinberg family and other American victims of terror and their families.” He continued, “As long as the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Syrian Arab Republic and other state sponsors of terror continue to sponsor acts of international terror committed against Americans, we will fight to hold them legally accountable.”

• View: Order and Judgement
• View: Memorandum Opinion

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Federal Court Holds Syria Accountable, Delivers Justice to the American Victims of the August 9, 2001 Sbarro Restaurant Suicide Bombing

Seventeen years ago, a HAMAS suicide bomber concealing explosives in a guitar case, entered the Sbarro Restaurant in Jerusalem, Israel just before 2:00pm and detonated his bomb. The 5-kg-10kg bomb, which was packed with nails, screws and bolts to ensure maximum damage, completely gutted the restaurant, which was full of lunch time diners, including school children.

The terrorist killed 15 people and injured 130 in the Sbarro attack. Among the victims killed was 15 year old Malka Roth, an American citizen.

In 2014, acting on behalf of the family of Malka Roth, attorneys Richard D. Heideman, Noel J. Nudelman and Tracy Reichman Kalik of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik PC, sued the Syrian Arab Republic and Syrian Air Force Intelligence for their state sponsorship of HAMAS and involvement in the Sbarro attack.

Judge Royce C. Lamberth presiding over the case in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, styled Roth et, al, v. Syrian Arab Republic, et al., Civil Action No. 14-cv-01946, recently rendered his verdict. He awarded judgment against the Syrian defendants, holding them accountable for the Sbarro attack and awarding approximately $75 million in damages to the Roth family. Efforts to collect upon the Judgment from the Syrian defendants are expected to be initiated shortly.

“Today, lacking all legitimacy and in a desperate fight for its own survival, the Assad regime in Syria continues its sponsorship of terrorism and has turned on its own people. Human rights investigators report that Syria has murdered hundreds of thousands of Syrian civilians since the Assad regime began to implode years ago,” said Richard D. Heideman.

Arnold Roth, Malki’s father, said “We are grateful that the law gives us a way to publicly and meaningfully express outrage at those who give the terrorists the means to do their evil. The sponsors of terror can and must be held legally accountable. “

Heideman further added “Syria has used chemical weapons on their own people and their neighbors in the region. As a state sponsor of terror subject to the jurisdiction of the US courts, Syria deserves to be singled out for their sponsorship of heinous acts of murder. They must be punished. The victims of their terrorist acts deserve justice. This judgment is an important statement of the US District Court intended to punish Syria for its past acts and serve as a deterrent against future Syrian terrorism. We trust that the Court’s decision will provide some measure of justice for the victims of terrorism who lost life, limbs and loved ones.”

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Richard D. Heideman, Esq., Noel J. Nudelman, Esq. and Tracy R. Kalik, Esq. Heideman Nudelman Kalik, PC, 202.463-1818; Email: rdheideman@hnklaw.com or attorneys@hnklaw.com