In re: 650 Fifth Avenue and Related Properties

  1. September 15, 2015

    Here's Where The Iran-Owned NYC Tower Litigation Stands

    As U.S. officials wrestled with the Iran nuclear deal all summer, the New York federal courts continued their long-running task of untangling litigation over proceeds from the sale of Iran's interests in 650 Fifth Avenue, a Manhattan tower. Here is a primer on four key developments in the case as buzz builds that the property is getting closer to being sold.

  2. May 22, 2015

    Fight Over Doc-Sharing Erupts In Iran-Owned Tower Dispute

    Defendants in a suit over Iranian interests in a Manhattan building said Thursday that the plaintiff 9/11 victims' request to send confidential documents to the U.K., so their judgment can be enforced there, is unnecessary and fails to guarantee the information will stay private.

  3. April 29, 2015

    Bomb Victims Eye 2nd Circ. Appeal Over Iran-Held NY Tower

    A proposed class of bombing victims gave notice Tuesday that it would ask the Second Circuit to overturn a New York federal judge's decision blocking them from intervening in a suit over proceeds from the sale of Iranian interests in a Manhattan building, marking the second such appeal notice to be filed this month.

  4. April 17, 2015

    Proposed Class Can't Intervene In Iran-Owned NYC Tower Suit

    A New York federal judge Friday denied a motion to intervene brought by a group of victims and families of victims of a 1983 terrorist bombing in a suit over proceeds from the sale of Iranian interests in a Manhattan building, ruling that the motion was untimely.

  5. April 07, 2015

    Family Lobs Appeal Over Being Barred In NYC Tower Suit

    In the latest turn in a New York federal court suit over the sale of Iran's interest in a federally seized Manhattan tower, a family that was recently denied a request to intervene in the action filed an interlocutory appeal on Tuesday, contending that they should have an equal opportunity at taking a bite out of the proceeds.

  6. March 11, 2015

    Proposed Class Seeks Spot In Iran-Owned NYC Tower Spat

    In the latest twist to a suit over proceeds from the sale of Iranian interests in a Manhattan building, a group of victims and families of victims of a 1983 terrorist bombing asked a New York federal court on Tuesday to let them intervene as a limited fund class.

  7. March 09, 2015

    Families Can't Secure Priority To Iran-Owned Tower's Payout

    A New York federal judge has refused to grant partial summary judgment giving certain families of terrorism victims a priority to proceeds from the sale of Iran's interests in Manhattan tower 650 Fifth Avenue.

  8. March 06, 2015

    Family Blasts Gov't, Creditors In Iran-Owned Tower Spat

    A family seeking to intervene in a suit over assets from the sale of Iran's interest in a Manhattan tower blasted the U.S. government and existing judgment creditors on Friday, alleging they wrongfully tried to get around forfeiture case rules, and asked the court to set a deadline for any further opposition.

  9. February 19, 2015

    Gov't, Court Slap Down Claimant Hopefuls in NYC Tower Suit

    The U.S. government on Wednesday blasted a family looking to intervene in a suit over the sale of Iran's interest in a Manhattan tower as being too late to the table, on the heels of a New York federal judge denying another party looking to become a claimant to the assets.

  10. February 10, 2015

    Consolidation Squabble Heats Up In NY Iran-Held Tower Suit

    The grandson of a terrorist victim with a $307.5 million claim against Iran again urged a New York federal court on Monday to consolidate his case with a suit related to the sale of Iran's interest in a Manhattan tower, arguing that the merger would not unfairly impact other plaintiffs.