(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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