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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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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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."

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

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