Legal Opinion
In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 (Asat Trust Reg.)
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 16, 2013No. 11-3294-cv(L), et alPublishedCited by 309 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
These appeals involve 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 (jointly, “plaintiffs”). Before us are claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act (“ATA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2833, the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”), 28 U.S.C. § 1350, and the Torture Victim Protection Act (“TVPA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1350 note, as well as various common law tort claims against purported charities, financial institutions, and…
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