United States Second Circuit

In this case, petitioners seek to attach blocked electronic funds transfers (EFTs) from North Korea, who at the time of the underlying judgment was not a designated state sponsor of terrorism. Judgment entered in favor of petitioners, awarding them compensatory and punitive damages, is affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded, where: 1) attachment is not proper under section 201 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act or section 1610(f)(1) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act; and 2) additional discovery is required to determine whether the EFTs are the property of North Korea under section 1610(g).

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/23/2014
• Published 10/23/2014

Judges

• Hall

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel