Legal Opinion
In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 14, 2008No. Docket 06-0319-cv(L)PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:
The plaintiffs-appellants are persons who incurred losses in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: those who suffered personal injuries, the families and representatives of those who died, insurers and property owners. They have brought tort claims against hundreds of parties: foreign governments, charitable entities, and individuals alleged to have provided financial and logistical support to al Qaeda in the runup to the attacks. Plaintiffs take this appeal from a partial final judgment entered on January 10, 2006 in the United States District Court for the…
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