This week The Global Lawyer examines Linde v. Arab Bank, the first terrorism funding case ever to go before a U.S. jury, With trial in Linde now underway in Brooklyn, here we’ve compiled the other key Anti-Terrorism Act cases now wending their way through the federal courts.
Linde v. Arab Bank
Plaintiffs’ firms: Osen; Turner and Associates; Zuckerman Spader; Kohn Swift & Graf; Sayles Werbner; Motley Rice
Defense firm: DLA Piper
Status: Anti-Terrorism Act claims now on trial; companion Alien Tort Statute claims dismissed under Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum.
Court: Eastern District of New York (Judge Brian Cogan)
Strauss v. Credit Lyonnais
Plaintiffs’ firms: Osen; Turner and Associates; Zuckerman Spader; Kohn Swift & Graf; Sayles Werbner
Defense firm: Cleary Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
Status: Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction under Daimler v. Bauman pending.
Court: Eastern District of New York (Judge Dora Irizarry)
Weiss v. National Westminster Bank
Plaintiffs’ firms: Osen; Turner and Associates; Zuckerman Spader; Kohn Swift & Graf; Sayles Werbner
Defense firm: Cleary Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
Status: Dismissed pending appeal to Second Circuit.
Court: Eastern District of New York (Judge Dora Irizarry)
Wultz v Bank of China
Plaintiffs’ firm: Boies, Schiller & Flexner
Defense firms: Dorsey & Whitney; Patton Boggs
Status: In discovery.
Court: Southern District of New York (Judge Shira Scheindlin)
Sokolow v Palestine Liberation Organization
Plaintiffs’ firm: Arnold & Porter
Defense firm: Miller & Chevalier
Status: Summary judgment motions pending.
Court: Southern District of New York (Judge George Daniels)
In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
Plaintiffs’ firms: Motley Rice, Cozen O’Connor
Defense firms: Numerous
Status: In discovery.
Court: Southern District of New York (Judge George Daniels)
Julin v. Chiquita
Plaintiffs’ firms: Osen, Kohn Swift & Graf, Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios
Defense firm: Covington & Burling
Status: ATA claims subject to motion for reconsideration in light of Paroline v. United States; Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of companion ATS claims under Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum in July.
Court: Southern District of Florida (Judge Kenneth Marra)
SOURCE: ALM reporting
