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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. July 10, 2026

    9/11 Families Cleared To Pursue Iran-Linked Crypto Assets

    Families of 9/11 victims seeking to satisfy default judgments against Iran can move forward with efforts to seize $344 million in frozen Tether cryptocurrency assets that U.S. sanctions authorities linked to the country, a New York federal court ruled.

  2. March 19, 2026

    Judge Says 9/11 Claimants Can Pursue Alleged Iranian Bitcoin

    A New York federal court gave hundreds of individuals injured in the 9/11 terrorist attacks the green light to recover damages against Iran, following the federal government's recent forfeiture action against billions worth of bitcoin allegedly belonging to the country.

  3. August 28, 2025

    9/11 MDL Families Clear Immunity Hurdle To Sue Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia cannot escape claims that kingdom officials helped hijackers who carried out the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Thursday, finding that victims' families have adequately alleged their claims fall under an exception that waives the kingdom's sovereign immunity.

  4. March 06, 2025

    Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

    Believe it or not, there's still important litigation happening that doesn't involve President Donald Trump, and the proof exists in this month's circuit court calendars. During the remaining weeks of March, arguments will explore numerous high-profile topics, including a law firm's severe punishment for alleged misconduct in 9/11 litigation and a judicial rebuke of Trader Joe's for "an attempt to weaponize the legal system."

  5. August 28, 2024

    Taliban And Iran Ordered To Pay $144.7B For 9/11 Attacks

    A New York federal court issued judgments requiring the Taliban and the Iranian government to pay $144.7 billion to thousands of people who were directly injured or lost loved ones in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

  6. July 31, 2024

    9/11 MDL Judge Probes Saudi Arabia's Latest Exit Bid

    A Manhattan federal judge peppered Saudi Arabia's lawyers with questions Wednesday as they argued that years of discovery have yielded no real evidence of a Saudi government spy helping organize the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

  7. June 21, 2024

    9/11 Firm Consultant Acted Alone In Depo Leak, 2nd Circ. Told

    A New York law firm representing victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in a multidistrict litigation told the Second Circuit that a consultant who leaked a deposition transcript to the press acted by himself, asking an appellate panel to reverse millions of dollars in sanctions.

  8. August 24, 2023

    9/11 Suit Judge Says Saudi Bank Exec Must Sit For Deposition

    The district judge in the long-running multidistrict litigation over the 9/11 attacks said a magistrate judge was correct in her determination that the chair of Riyadh-based Al Rajhi Bank might have "unique knowledge" relevant to the case, overruling the bank's objections to the magistrate judge's order requiring the chair to sit for an oral deposition.

  9. July 17, 2023

    9/11 Judge Won't Overturn Kreindler Sanctions For Doc Leak

    A New York federal judge on Monday rejected Kreindler & Kreindler LLP's objections over sanctions imposed for the leak of a deposition from multidistrict litigation over the 9/11 attacks, finding the sanctions were reasonable for the firm's actions related to the leak.

  10. February 21, 2023

    9/11 Plaintiffs Can't Collect $3.5B From Afghan Bank

    The judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the 9/11 terrorist attacks rejected plaintiffs' efforts to collect $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank funds to help satisfy judgments against the Taliban on Tuesday, saying only the Taliban itself can pay those judgments.