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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December 23, 2015
9/11 Families Demand Sanctions For Alleged Al-Qaida Front

Families of 9/11 terrorist attack victims on Tuesday told a magistrate judge to enter a default judgment for sanctions against two purportedly charitable organizations believed to be a front for al-Qaida, saying their lawyer cannot find his clients and is unlikely to.
December 21, 2015
Dubai Bank Says Fire Destroyed Records Sought In 9/11 Suit

Lawyers for Dubai Islamic Bank have told a magistrate judge that it likely wouldn’t be able to produce some information about its role in funding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because a fire in an offsite warehouse destroyed tens of thousands of records.
December 18, 2015
Al Qaeda-Linked Group Can't Escape Fees In 9/11 Suit

A New York federal judge struck down an objection to a $176,000 attorneys' fees award in a suit brought by the victims and families of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks against a group the government says provided "financial and material support to al Qaeda," ruling Friday the defendant's own discovery conduct prompted the award.
December 14, 2015
9/11 Families Continue Push For Dubai Islamic Bank Docs

Victims and family members of those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Friday asked a magistrate judge to force Dubai Islamic Bank to abandon its "remarkably narrow" view of information it must provide about its role in funneling money used to fund the attacks.
November 16, 2015
9/11 Families, Insurers Seek Billions From Iran

Families of 9/11 terrorist attack victims and insurance companies that covered post-attack claims have asked a New York federal court to make Iran pay billions in damages for allegedly sponsoring the attack, arguing the court should use an earlier default judgment against the country.
September 30, 2015
Saudi Arabia Gets 9/11 Families' Claims Tossed Under FSIA

A New York federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Saudi Arabia from multidistrict litigation involving family members of victims and survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, stating the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's noncommercial tort exception cannot apply to the case because all alleged tortious activities must be committed in the U.S.
August 11, 2015
9/11 Families Demand Docs From Bin Laden Associate

Family members of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks urged a New York federal judge Monday to force an alleged associate of Osama bin Laden to turn over documents related to his bank accounts and his relationship with Saudi Arabia, saying he should be sanctioned for stalling the multidistrict litigation.
July 30, 2015
9/11 Families Win Default Judgment Against Iran

Families of 9/11 terrorist attack victims scored a symbolic victory in multidistrict litigation over the attacks Wednesday with a default judgment in New York federal court against Iran after the Islamic republic failed to respond to allegations that it sponsored al-Qaida.
July 15, 2015
9/11 Plaintiffs Demand Dubai Islamic Bank's Documents

Victims and family members of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have asked a New York federal judge to force a Dubai bank to release records of accounts linked to various al-Qaida and Taliban members, saying the bank was violating discovery obligations in the multidistrict litigation.
July 10, 2015
Victims Want Iran's 9/11 Liability To Apply To Entire MDL

Insurance companies and family members of victims in multidistrict litigation over the 9/11 terrorist attacks asked a New York federal court Thursday to extend its earlier ruling that Iran was liable for the attacks to the entire MDL.