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The article discusses the case Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran. The plaintiffs obtained 2.6 billion U.S. dollars default judgment against Iran under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for its involvement in 1983 suicide bombing of U.S. military barracks in Lebanon. The Ninth Circuit raises immunity from execution defense sua sponte and affirms dismissal of case.

The article focuses on the court case of the Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Cubic Defense Systems Inc. The case involves attempts to collect two distinct default judgments against Iran, in which Ninth Circuit rules that one plaintiff had waived right to punitive damages under Terrorist Victims Protection Act but that arbitration awards of International Chamber of Commerce obtained by second plaintiff against one of Iran's military suppliers should be upheld.

The article discusses a court case wherein the plaintiffs are the families of American contractors Olin Armstrong and Jack Hensley who were kidnapped and beheaded in Iraq. The families brought state law claims in U.S. district court alleging the Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) as facilitator of the death of the two by providing material support to both Zarqawi and al-Qaeda who were responsible for the death. The court entered a default judgment for the families when Syria failed to respond.

The article discusses a court case in the U.S. involving Robert A. Hodges, a guarantor of a debt his company Laminate Kingdom, LLC (Laminate) owed to Relational, LLC (Relational) who went home to Great Britain. It notes that the district court entered a default judgment for Relational when Hodges failed to appear during the hearing. An action was filed by Relational to enforce the judgment in the British court. Hodges then filed a motion to vacate the default judgment.

The article discusses a court case wherein EOS Transport Inc. appealed its case against Agri-Source Fuels LLC which was dismissed by the Supreme Court of British Columbia. It states that EOS filed for breach of contract in the Canadian court wherein it obtained a default judgment. Agri-Source reportedly claimed that the court lacked jurisdiction over them. The Florida Court of Appeals affirmed the Canadian default ruling under the U.S. constitutional due process requirement.

Where default judgment against Iran under 28 U.S.C. 1605(a)(7) of FSIA turned out to be unenforceable, and claimant had chosen compensation under Victims Protection Act (VPA), D.C. Circuit holds that claimant had thereby relinquished his claims to Iranian assets which U.S. is regulating under IEEPA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a court case wherein a federal court has awarded significant damages against North Korea for mistreating crew of the U.S.S. Pueblo. A federal district judge in Washington D.C. has awarded a default judgment of more than $65 million to several U.S. Navy men being captured and tortured by North Korean authorities. The judge cited that U.S. Congress had abolished sovereign immunity from suit to foreign states that were designated as sponsors of terrorism.