In Re: Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
Case Number:
1:03-md-01570
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Akin Gump
- Anderson Kill
- A&O Shearman
- ArentFox Schiff
- Armstrong Donohue
- Arnold & Porter
- Arshack Hajek
- Axinn Veltrop
- Baker Botts
- Baker & Hostetler
- Bancroft PLLC
- Barasch & McGarry
- Baumeister & Samuels
- Beasley Firm
- Bernabei & Kabat
- Blank Rome
- Boies Schiller
- Bryan Cave
- Cahill Gordon
- Carter Ledyard
- Catalano Gallardo
- Clifford Chance
- Cohen Ziffer
- Colella Zefutie
- Cozen O'Connor
- Curtis Mallet-Prevost
- Debevoise & Plimpton
- Dentons
- DLA Piper
- Eaves Law Firm
- Emmet Marvin
- Faegre Drinker
- Fay Law Group PA
- Fish & Richardson
- Fleischman Bonner
- Foote Mielke
- Ford Marrin
- Friedman Kaplan
- Gibson Dunn
- Gilbert LLP
- Goetz & Eckland
- Greenberg Traurig
- Greenspoon Marder
- Gregory J. Cannata & Associates
- Grey & Grey LLP
- Guha PLLC
- Heideman Nudelman
- Howarth & Smith
- Hunton Andrews
- Jassy Vick
- Jenner & Block
- Jones Day
- Joseph Peter Drennan Attorney & Counsellor at Law
- Keches Law Group
- Kellogg Hansen
- Kilpatrick Townsend
- King & Spalding
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Kirsch & Niehaus
- Kramer Levin
- Kreindler & Kreindler
- Kropf Moseley
- Lankler Siffert
- Lauro & Singer
- Law Office of Andrew C. Laufer
- Law Office of John F. Schutty
- Law Offices of Joshua L. Dratel
- Lewis Baach
- Locke Lord
- Maggs McDermott
- Mandel Bhandari
- Marc J. Bern & Partners
- Marcowitz Law Firm
- Martin F. McMahon & Associates
- McAloon & Friedman
- McDermott Will & Emery
- McGuireWoods
- Mishcon de Reya
- MoloLamken
- Morgan Lewis
- Morrison Foerster
- Morvillo Abramowitz
- Motley Rice
- Napoli Shkolnik
- Neal Gerber
- Nevin Benjamin
- Nixon Peabody
- Nolan Law Group
- Norton Rose
- Parker Waichman
- Pasich LLP
- Quinn Emanuel
- Ramey & Hailey
- Robbins Russell
- Rosner Nocera
- Rothenberg Law Firm
- Rottenberg Lipman
- Salerno & Rothstein
- Schertler Onorato
- Seward & Kissel
- Seyfarth Shaw
- Shendell & Pollock
- Sheps Law Group PC
- Sher Tremonte
- Sidley Austin
- Simmons Hanly
- Slater Slater
- Speiser Krause
- Squire Patton
- Stein Mitchell
- Steptoe LLP
- Stroock & Stroock
- Sullivan Papain
- Trout Cacheris
- White & Case
- Wiggins Childs
- Wiley Rein
- Williams & Connolly
- WilmerHale
- Wilson Sonsini
- Winder & Counsel
- Wise Law Firm PLC
- Zukerman Gore
Companies
- Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
- Allianz SE
- Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Co.
- American Home Assurance Co.
- American International Group Inc.
- Arab Bank PLC
- Arrowpoint Capital
- AXA SA
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Cantor Fitzgerald LP
- CNA Financial Corp.
- Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.
- Eaton Vance Corp.
- General Reinsurance Corp.
- Global Aerospace Inc.
- Granite State Insurance Co.
- Hiscox Ltd.
- Lexington Insurance Co.
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
- Managing Agency Partners Ltd.
- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
- Metalor Technologies International SA
- MS Amlin PLC
- Munich Re Group
- Oaktree Capital Management
- Oath Inc.
- Ohio Casualty Corp.
- QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
- Safeco Insurance Co.
- SCOR SE
- Seneca Insurance Co.
- Swiss Reinsurance Co. Ltd.
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
- The Travelers Cos. Inc.
- Zurich Insurance Group AG
Government Agencies
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- New York City Police Department
- Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Sectors & Industries:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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August 11, 2015
9/11 Families Demand Docs From Bin Laden Associate
Family members of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks urged a New York federal judge Monday to force an alleged associate of Osama bin Laden to turn over documents related to his bank accounts and his relationship with Saudi Arabia, saying he should be sanctioned for stalling the multidistrict litigation.
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July 30, 2015
9/11 Families Win Default Judgment Against Iran
Families of 9/11 terrorist attack victims scored a symbolic victory in multidistrict litigation over the attacks Wednesday with a default judgment in New York federal court against Iran after the Islamic republic failed to respond to allegations that it sponsored al-Qaida.
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July 15, 2015
9/11 Plaintiffs Demand Dubai Islamic Bank's Documents
Victims and family members of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have asked a New York federal judge to force a Dubai bank to release records of accounts linked to various al-Qaida and Taliban members, saying the bank was violating discovery obligations in the multidistrict litigation.
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July 10, 2015
Victims Want Iran's 9/11 Liability To Apply To Entire MDL
Insurance companies and family members of victims in multidistrict litigation over the 9/11 terrorist attacks asked a New York federal court Thursday to extend its earlier ruling that Iran was liable for the attacks to the entire MDL.
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October 29, 2013
Alleged Bin Laden Associate Sanctioned In 9/11 MDL
A federal magistrate judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the 9/11 terrorist attacks levied sanctions against an alleged Osama bin Laden associate and al-Qaida fundraiser on Monday, saying the defendant has refused to turn over bank records that are central to the plaintiffs' allegations.
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July 30, 2012
Judge Says Iran, Terror Groups Owe $6B For 9/11
The Iranian government, Hezbollah, the Taliban and al-Qaida owe more than $6 billion in damages to family members of nearly 60 victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a New York magistrate judge found Monday in multidistrict litigation brought by the victims' family members.