Legal Opinion
Rothstein v. UBS AG
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 23, 2009No. 08 Civ. 4414(JSR)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JED S. RAKOFF, District Judge.
The sympathy one feels for the plaintiffs in this case cannot disguise the fact that their counsel has attempted to stretch the law beyond all recognizable limits. Accordingly on March 6, 2009, the Court issued a “bottom-line” Order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss with prejudice plaintiffs’ claims that defendant UBS AG (“UBS”) aided and abetted international terrorism (Count One) and aided and abetted violations of customary international law (Count Two). 1 This Opinion and Order sets forth the reasons for that ruling and directs the entry…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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