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In Re: September 11 Property Damage and Business Loss Litigation

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Case Number:

1:21-mc-00101

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New York Southern

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Alvin K. Hellerstein

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  1. November 05, 2013

    American Airlines Says 9/11 Liability Claims Preempted

    American Airlines Inc. says a brokerage firm can't hold it liable for damages incurred in the 9/11 terrorist attacks because federal regulations supersede state law claims over aviation safety issues, according to a New York federal court filing docketed Tuesday.

  2. November 01, 2013

    AA Seeks Exit From Cantor Claims In 9/11 Row

    American Airlines Inc. and AMR Corp. urged a New York federal judge on Friday to grant summary judgment dismissing claims from Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and affiliates in a suit seeking recovery of losses from the 9/11 attacks, citing a lack of a legally cognizable duty.

  3. August 28, 2013

    WTC Developer, Airlines Settle Art Loss Claims

    A group of airlines that recently dodged the World Trade Center developer's attempt to pursue billions in damages over losses from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Tuesday agreed to pay about $900,000 for destroyed artwork, clearing the way for the developer's appeal.

  4. July 18, 2013

    WTC Developer Can't Seek Damages Against Airlines: Judge

    A New York judge ruled Thursday that World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein may not pursue billions in potential damages against airlines over financial losses sustained in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, ruling that more than $4 billion in insurance payments his companies have received covers the loss.

  5. July 17, 2013

    Harvard Prof Backs WTC Owners' $3.5B Claim Against Airlines

    World Trade Center property owners on Wednesday continued their push at trial for the right to seek as much as $3.5 billion from airlines for losses suffered in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, arguing in a Manhattan courtroom that billions in insurance payments they've already received covers only a fraction of their losses.

  6. July 16, 2013

    Airlines Say WTC Owners 9/11 Losses Covered By Insurers

    An expert witness for a group of airlines on Tuesday defended the airlines' attempt to avoid paying as much as $3.5 billion to recoup financial losses suffered by World Trade Center property owners in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, testifying in New York that those losses have already been covered by billions in insurance payments.

  7. March 20, 2013

    'Act Of War' Defense Frees American Airlines From 9/11 Suit

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a building owner's claims against American Airlines Inc. and others over property damage stemming from the 9/11 attacks, finding the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act's "act of war" defense provided grounds for dismissal.

  8. February 20, 2013

    WTC Owner Blasts American, United's 9/11 Act Of War Defense

    The owner of the World Trade Center asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to toss American Airlines Inc. and United Airlines Inc.'s claim that they aren't liable for damage caused by the 9/11 attacks because it was an "act of war," arguing that the airlines and their insurers waived their right to this defense at the time of the tragedy.

  9. February 19, 2013

    Continental Exits Class Action Over 9/11 WTC Damage

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Continental Airlines Inc. from a property damage and business loss class action over the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, saying the airline had no responsibility for the security or screening of passengers on Flight 11.

  10. January 23, 2013

    July Trial Set For Recovery Issues In WTC Lessee's 9/11 Suit

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday said he will hold a two-week bench trial in July to establish whether the 7 World Trade Center lessee's $831 million insurance haul offsets the tort recoveries it seeks from several air carriers in a long-running suit over the 9/11 attacks.

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