Ministry Of Defense Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran v. Gould Inc.

887 F.2d 1357 MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. GOULD INC., Gould Marketing, Inc., Hoffman Export Corporation, and Gould International, Inc., Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Nos. 88-5879, 88-5881. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 9, 1989. Decided Oct. 23, 1989. Marc S. Palay, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellants/cross-appellees. Richard E.M. Brakefield, Long Beach, Cal., Anthony Van Patten of Arndt & Van Patten, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant. Michael F. Hertz, Joan E. Hartman, Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, filed a brief for the U.S. as amicus curiae, Abraham D. Sofaer, Legal Adviser to the U.S. Dept. of State, Ronald J. Bettauer, Asst. Legal Adviser, Sean D. Murphy, Atty. Adviser, U.S. Dept. of State, of counsel. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before CANBY, WIGGINS and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 We are asked to determine whether an award against an American corporation entered by the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal can…