United States Second Circuit

In appeals involving claims by families and estates of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, individuals injured by the attacks, and various commercial entities that incurred damages and losses as a result of the attacks, brought pursuant to the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 18 U.S.C. section 2333, the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), 28 U.S.C. section 1350, and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA), 28 U.S.C. section 1350, as well as various common law tort claims against purported charities, financial institutions, and other individuals who are alleged to have provided support and resources to Osama Bin Laden and al Qaeda, the District Court's judgment is: 1) affirmed insofar as it dismissed plaintiffs’ claims against many defendants; and 2) vacated insofar as it dismissed plaintiffs’ claims against certain defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/16/2013
• Published 04/16/2013

Judges

• Cabranes

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel