Maryland FSIA Lawyer
Under the provisions of the Flatow Amendment of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), a U.S. citizen injured or suffering the loss of a loved one as a result of state-sponsored terrorism may sue the country in U.S. federal court.
Fay Kaplan Law, P.A., is one of the nation's most recognized names in litigation firms successfully pursuing personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against individual terrorists and terrorist states under the Flatow Amendment. Senior attorney Thomas Fortune Fay wrote the language currently included in the FSIA and has served as lead counsel on some of the most significant terrorist litigation cases in U.S. history.
We have an important professional interest in damages claims against foreign governments that we can prove to be connected to international terrorism. For more information about our firm's distinctive practice mix and approach to client service, contact Fay Kaplan for a free consultation.
We have collected more than $178 million in judgments on behalf of victims of terrorism around the world. We currently represent more than 200 families of U.S. Marine seeking compensation for acts of terrorism.
We began our work on terrorism cases after the 1983 truck bomb attack on the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Subsequent changes in federal law make it possible to sue sovereign nations for civil damages on proof of their involvement with various forms of terrorism, and we have pioneered litigation of these cases on behalf of private citizens with personal injury or wrongful death claims.
If you have been injured in a terrorist attack or are the immediate family member of someone killed or injured by state-sponsored terrorism anywhere in the world, talk to the law firm that has taken a leading role in successfully litigating on behalf of victims of terrorism. Call our Washington, D.C., Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act lawyers at 202-589-1300 or toll free 888-653-1119 to arrange an opportunity to meet with us.
