US EditionJudge Rejects Saudi Bid to Dismiss 9/11 Families' Suit, Allowing Case to Proceed
Judge George B. Daniels found plaintiffs presented reasonable evidence linking Saudi officials to assistance of 9/11 hijackers, allowing the civil trial to proceed after two decades of litigation.
- A federal judge in New York rejected Saudi Arabia's effort to dismiss civil claims that it supported the 9/11 hijackers.
- Lawyers for relatives of 9/11 victims claim that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia aided the 9/11 hijackers.
- The law firm representing plaintiffs said the judge's decision 'ensures that the plaintiffs may continue their long pursuit of truth and justice.
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9/11 MDL Families Clear Immunity Hurdle To Sue Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia cannot escape claims that kingdom officials helped hijackers who carried out the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Thursday, finding that victims' families have adequately alleged their claims fall under an exception that waives the kingdom's sovereign immunity.
Saudi Arabia to Stand for 9/11: a Federal Judge Rejects the Request to Dismiss a Lawsuit Against Him
"We are prepared to present even more evidence showing that Saudi Arabia was complicit in the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 innocent Americans," they said from 9/11, an organization that represents the victims' families.
Federal Judge Hands 9/11 Families a Huge Win in Their Quest to Go After Saudi Arabia
A lawsuit by families of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks won a round in court Thursday when a federal judge rejected an attempt by Saudi Arabia to dismiss a […] The post Federal Judge Hands 9/11 Families a Huge Win in Their Quest to Go After Saudi Arabia appeared first on The Western Journal.
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