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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2333. Civil remedies
(a) Action and Jurisdiction. - Any national of the United States
injured in his or her person, property, or business by reason of an
act of international terrorism, or his or her estate, survivors, or
heirs, may sue therefor in any appropriate district court of the
United States and shall recover threefold the damages he or she
sustains and the cost of the suit, including attorney's fees.
(b) Estoppel Under United States Law. - A final judgment or
decree rendered in favor of the United States in any criminal
proceeding under section 1116, 1201, 1203, or 2332 of this title or
section 46314, 46502, 46505, or 46506 of title 49 shall estop the
defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal
offense in any subsequent civil proceeding under this section.
(c) Estoppel Under Foreign Law. - A final judgment or decree
rendered in favor of any foreign state in any criminal proceeding
shall, to the extent that such judgment or decree may be accorded
full faith and credit under the law of the United States, estop the
defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal
offense in any subsequent civil proceeding under this section.
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