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274 F.Supp.2d 86 (2003) Thomas BURNETT, Sr., et al., Plaintiffs, v. AL BARAKA INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A.02-1616 (JR). United States District Court, District of Columbia. July 25, 2003. *90 Mitchell R. Berger, Patton Boggs LLP, Lynne A. Bernabei, Alan Robert Kabat, Bernabei & Katz, P

Opinion and Order CASEY, District Judge. On September 11, 2001, nineteen members of the al Qaeda terrorist network hijacked four United States passenger airplanes and flew them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and — due to passengers’ efforts to foil the hijackers — an open field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Thousands of people on the pl

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GEORGE B. DANIELS, District Judge: In this multi-district litigation, Plaintiffs seek to hold multiple defendants who al*779legedly aided, abetted, sponsored, conspired to sponsor, financed, or otherwise provided material support to Osama Bin Laden and the terrorist organization al Qaeda, liable for the phys

GEORGE B. DANIELS, United States District Judge: Plaintiffs in this multidistrict litigation seek to hold multiple defendants liable for allegedly financing, sponsoring, conspiring to sponsor, aiding and abetting, or otherwise providing material support to Osama bin Laden and the terrorist organization known as al Qaeda, for the physical destruction, deaths, and injuries suffered as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 1

367 F.Supp.2d 765 (2005) William RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff, v. George Herbert Walker BUSH, et al. Defendants. No. Civ.A. 04-4952. United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. May 2, 2005. *766 Philip J. Berg, Law Offices of Philip J. Berg, Lafayette Hill, PA, for Plaintiff. Viveca D. Parker, US Attorney's Office, Philadelph

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ODILLA MUTAKA MWANI, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 99-125 (JMF) AL QAEDA, Defendant. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW From January 31 through February 2, 2011, the Court conducted a “bellwether” trial 1 on damages. 2 Although

MEMORANDUM OPINION JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge Plaintiffs in this case are victims and family members of victims of the 1998 terrorist bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed 224 people and injured thousands more. The attacks were perpetrated by al Qaeda, with *92the assistance- of the Republic of Sudan, wh

522 F.Supp.2d 167 (2007) Richard ALLEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION, et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 05-2077 (CKK). United States District Court, District of Columbia. November 26, 2007. *168 *169 *170 *171</

MEMORANDUM OPINION JOHN D. BATES, District Judge. This case, brought by Yassin Abdullah Kadi, 2 a citizen and permanent resident of Saudi Arabia, involves a challenge to the decision of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) to designate him as a “specially designated global ter

704 F.Supp.2d 623 (2010) Odelia ABECASSIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Oscar S. WYATT, Jr., et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. H-09-3884. United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division. March 31, 2010. *626 David J. Dickens, Michael J. Miller, The Miller Law Firm, Orange, VA, Bena Ochs, Gavriel Mairone, Chicago, IL, Raul

MEMORANDUM OPINION RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART THE Republic op Sudan’s Motion To Set Aside the Default Judgment I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs in this' case are the family members of Electronic Warfare Technician First Class Kevin Shawn Rux, who was killed a

464 F.Supp.2d 335 (2006) IN RE: TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 This document relates to: Federal Insurance Co. et al. v. Al Qaida, et al., 03 Civ. 6978. No. 03 MDL 1570(RCC). United States District Court, S.D. New York. December 14, 2006. *336 Andrew J. Maloney, III, Blanca I. Rodriguez, Brian J. Alexander, David

690 F.Supp.2d 1296 (2010) In re CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ALIEN TORT STATUTE AND SHAREHOLDER DERIVATIVE LITIGATION. This Document Relates To: ATA Action. Tania Julin, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Chiquita Brands International, Inc. Nos. 08-01916-MD, No. 08-20641-CIV-KAM. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. February 4, 2010.

480 F.Supp.2d 60 (2007) Robin BEATY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. REPUBLIC OF IRAQ, Defendant. Civil Action No. 03-0215(JDB). United States District Court, District of Columbia. March 20, 2007. *61 *62 Nelson M. Jones, III, Nicholas and Jones, LLP, Houston, TX, Andrew C. Hall, Hall, David & Jose

538 F.3d 71 (2008) In re TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. Docket No. 06-0319-cv(L). United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: January 18, 2008. Decided: August 14, 2008. *74 James P. Kreindler, Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, New York, N.Y. (Mark S. Moller, Justin T. Green, Blanca I. Rodriguez, Andre

OPINION AND ORDER COTE, District Judge. This case involves claims by current and former residents of southern Sudan who allege that they were victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and other violations of international law at the hands of a Canadian energy company and the Government of Sudan. Specifically, the plaintiffs contend that the two defendants collaborated in a joint military st

531 F.Supp.2d 365 (2007) The REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA INC., et al., Defendants. No. 04-CV-4372 (NGG). United States District Court, E.D. New York. June 19, 2007. *366 *367 *368 *369

KENNETH A. MARRA, United States District Judge This is a civil action to recover damages for the murder of six United States citizens in the Republic of Colombia. The Plaintiffs are a missionary organization, New Tribes Mission ("NTM"), and the relatives and representatives of six Americans who were kidnapped and killed in the 1990s by a Colombian terrorist organization known as the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-"the

AMENDED MEMORANDUM, ORDER and JUDGMENT WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge. [[Image here]] *14[[Image here]] *15[[Image here]] I.Introduction This case involves claims by Vietnamese nationals and an organization, The Vietnamese

740 F.Supp.2d 494 (2010) In re: TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. No. 03 MDL 1570 (GBD). United States District Court, S.D. New York. September 13, 2010. *502 Andrew Joseph Maloney, Blanca I. Rodriguez, Brian J. Alexander, David Beekman, David Charles Cook, Francis Gerard Fleming, James P. Kreindler, Justin Timothy Green, Lee S. K