In Re: Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001

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Case Number:

1:03-md-01570

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

George B. Daniels

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November 01, 2017
9/11 Victims Seek Terrorism-Linked Records From Dubai Bank

Victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, their family members and insurers on Monday urged a New York federal judge to force Dubai Islamic Bank to turn over financial information related to hundreds of accounts with alleged connections to terrorism and threaten sanctions if the bank doesn't comply.
October 16, 2017
Insurers Sue Saudi Arabia For $1.5B In Losses After 9/11

A group of 17 insurance companies from the U.S., Europe and Canada sued Saudi Arabia, two Saudi financial institutions and the construction company founded by Osama bin Laden's father on Friday in New York federal court over their alleged roles in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, seeking compensation exceeding $1.5 billion.
June 21, 2017
Noncitizen 9/11 Victims, Families Denied Damages From Iran

A New York federal judge Tuesday adopted a magistrate judge's recommendations in multidistrict litigation against the Islamic Republic of Iran, saying the estates of non-U.S. citizens who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are not entitled to damages because neither the deceased nor their family members are U.S. nationals.
May 15, 2017
9/11 Families Seek Sanctions For Bin Laden Associate's Atty

A plaintiffs attorney in a multidistrict litigation over the 9/11 terrorist attacks accused the counsel for alleged Osama bin Laden associate Wa'el Jelaidan on Friday of feigned "helplessness" in his dealing with the Office of Foreign Asset Control to pay a discovery violation sanction.
May 08, 2017
9/11 Victims' Partners, Dependents Ask For Restitution

More than 60 families urged a New York federal court to include the fiances, fiancees, same-sex partners and stepchildren of 9/11 victims in awards of restitution Friday, urging the judge to consider nontraditional relationships on a case-by-case basis in the multidistrict litigation.
April 17, 2017
Saudi Arabia Says Press Order Bid In 9/11 MDL Misconstrued

In the latest tit-for-tat filing about media interviews in multidistrict litigation over liability for the 9/11 attacks, an attorney for Saudi Arabia said Monday that his recent call for the New York federal court to reaffirm an order directing counsel not to try the case in the press was never meant to limit public debate.
April 07, 2017
Saudi Arabia, 9/11 Family Attys Spar Over Media Interviews

An attorney representing Saudi Arabia in multidistrict litigation over financial liability for the 9/11 attacks on Friday blasted an attorney for families suing the country, saying a series of recent interviews given by the attorney violated an order seeking to prevent counsel from "trying their cases in the media."
November 02, 2016
9/11 Families Get $1.8B Iran Default Judgment Approved

A New York federal judge largely accepted a magistrate judge's recommendations in multidistrict litigation against the Islamic Republic of Iran Monday, including with a nearly $1.8 billion dollar default judgment for 9/11 victims from the Islamic republic's alleged sponsorship of al-Qaida.
October 28, 2016
9/11 Victims Want Iran Judgment Sent To State Dept.

Family members of 9/11 victims asked a New York federal judge Thursday to serve an anticipated judgment against the Islamic Republic of Iran directly to the U.S. State Department for diplomatic service, arguing mail service of court orders to the theocratic state is futile.
May 05, 2016
Atty Group In 9/11 MDL Making Premature Fee Bid, Court Told

Attorneys representing many plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation over 9/11 liability have asked a New York federal court not to create a bank account for the fees sought by attorneys representing one group of victims, saying the request to set aside possible future fees is premature and unsupported.