Legal Opinion
Grosshandels-Und Lagerei-Berufsgenossenschaft v. World Trade Center Properties, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 11, 2006No. Nos. 05-0182-CV(L), 05-0184-CV(CON)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge.
This case presents an unusual question: whether plaintiffs, German Social Insurers (“GSIs”),1 may bring state-law based negli*138gence and wrongful death claims arising out of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, (“9/11”) under authority of German law despite the personal representatives’ receipt of funds from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (“VCF” or the “Fund”). The district court answered that question in the negative, and we affirm.
On 9/11, six individuals insured by the GSIs — Christian Adams, Klaus Bothe, Sebastian Gorki, Heinrich-Richard Kimmig, Wolfgang…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re September 11th LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
- Grosshandels-Und Lagerei-Berufsgenossenschaft v. World Trade Center Properties, LlcCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006