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  1. January 07, 2026

    BNP Can't Undo $21M Verdict In Sudan Refugee Case

    A Manhattan federal judge granted final judgment Wednesday against BNP Paribas for its alleged role bankrolling atrocities against plaintiffs who fled Sudan amid human rights abuses, declining to trim a $21 million bellwether verdict.

  2. November 17, 2025

    BNP Asks Judge To Overturn $21M Sudan Refugee Verdict

    BNP Paribas has asked a New York federal judge to reverse a recent $21 million bellwether verdict won by three Sudanese refugees who claim that the French bank contributed to longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir's atrocities, arguing that the jury's verdict and damages awards are inconsistent with Swiss law, which governs the suit.

  3. November 12, 2025

    BNP Trial Judge Rejects 'Frivolous' Witness-Coaching Claim

    A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday forcefully rejected claims that supposed witness coaching tainted a recent trial during which Sudanese refugees won a $20 million bellwether verdict against BNP Paribas for allegedly contributing to former dictator Omar al-Bashir's atrocities.

  4. November 07, 2025

    BNP Wants Plaintiffs Attys At Sudan Suit Misconduct Hearing

    BNP Paribas has asked a New York federal judge to compel several plaintiffs' lawyers, including the eponymous founder of Hausfeld LLP, to testify at an upcoming hearing on withdrawn allegations of misconduct by their co-counsel, following a $20 million jury verdict against BNP in a suit brought by refugees accusing the bank of helping finance atrocities in Sudan.

  5. October 17, 2025

    BNP Must Pay $20M To 3 Sudanese Refugees, NY Jury Finds

    A New York federal jury Friday returned a landmark $20 million verdict against French bank BNP Paribas, finding the bank liable for its role enabling the genocide former Islamist dictator Omar al-Bashir committed against Black African civilians in Sudan.

  6. September 11, 2025

    Sudanese 'Can't Prove' BNP Bankrolled Dictator, Jury Told

    French banking giant BNP Paribas told a Manhattan federal jury on Thursday that three plaintiffs who fled Sudan amid horrific human rights abuses, later to become U.S. citizens, "can't prove" it contributed to former Islamist dictator Omar al-Bashir's killing and destruction.

  7. June 27, 2025

    BNP Alleges 'Coaching' In Refugee Case Sanctions Bid

    BNP Paribas has asked a Manhattan federal judge to open a sanctions investigation into plaintiffs' attorneys leading a long-running suit alleging the bank had a hand in funding human rights violations perpetrated by the former Sudanese government, accusing the attorneys of "coaching" prospective class members to submit potentially falsified claims.

  8. October 25, 2024

    2nd Circ. Denies BNP Quick Appeal In Sudan Refugee Suit

    The Second Circuit rejected BNP Paribas SA's attempt to immediately appeal a New York federal judge's May ruling certifying a class of Sudanese refugee plaintiffs in litigation accusing the bank of funding the former Sudan government's human rights violations.

  9. April 18, 2024

    BNP Paribas Can't Escape Suit Over Sudan's Rights Abuses

    A New York federal judge on Thursday largely denied BNP Paribas SA's request for an early win in a lawsuit accusing it of funding the former Sudan government's human rights violations, saying the Sudanese refugee plaintiffs have pointed to a "multitude of proofs" showing the bank's "conscious assistance" and knowledge of Sudan' genocidal acts.

  10. July 24, 2023

    BNP Paribas Denies Funding Sudan's Rights Abuses

    BNP Paribas SA urged a New York federal court to end Sudanese refugees' long-running effort to hold it accountable for their former government's human rights violations, saying its financial services could not be tied to the country's actions towards its citizens.