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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. 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."

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. December 14, 2015

    9/11 Families Continue Push For Dubai Islamic Bank Docs

    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.

  9. November 16, 2015

    9/11 Families, Insurers Seek Billions From Iran

    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.

  10. September 30, 2015

    Saudi Arabia Gets 9/11 Families' Claims Tossed Under FSIA

    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.