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ESTATE OF BOTVIN v. HEIDEMAN, NUDELMAN & KALIK

No. 22-7171.

115 F.4th 594 (2024)

ESTATE OF Yael BOTVIN, BY Russell ELLIS, Administrator, et al., Appellants, v. HEIDEMAN, NUDELMAN & KALIK, P.C., et Al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 6, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Tolchin argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Jason R. Waters argued the cause and filed the brief for appellees.

Before: Katsas and Pan, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs in this legal-malpractice action are the estate and family members of Yael Botvin, who was killed in 1997 by Hamas suicide bombers. In 2005, the plaintiffs sued the Islamic Republic of Iran for helping Hamas orchestrate the attack. They won large default judgments and recovered about $2.8 million from a United...

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