Legal Opinion
In Re September 11 Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 21, 2003No. 21 MC 97(AKH)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE
HELLERSTEIN, District Judge.
The City of Portland, Maine (“Portland”), a defendant in a number of lawsuits in the consolidated September 11 litigation, has brought a motion to dismiss the suits. Portland argues that plaintiffs failed to comply with the notice requirements of Maine Rev. Stat. § 8107, and have not shown a legally sufficient ground to excuse their failure. I hereby grant Portland’s motion.
I. Background
On the morning of September 11, 2001, two of the hijackers, including Mohammed Atta, allegedly boarded U.S. Airways Flight…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re September 11 LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2003