May 05, 2016
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.
December 23, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.