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