BNP Paribas Urges Judge to Throw Out $21 Million Sudan Verdict

BNP Paribas SA asked a judge to throw out a $20.75 million verdict against the bank in favor of three former Sudanese refugees who claimed the bank was responsible for funding the regime responsible for widespread human rights abuses.

BNP argued that Swiss law, which was the legal basis of the suit against the bank, doesn’t permit the claims and that they failed to prove their case in a five-week trial in Manhattan federal court that ended last month. The bank said the amount of damages awarded in the case was excessive.

“These awards far exceed — by more than ...