Families’ Claims Against Banks, Executives Over Sept. 11 Attacks Largely Dismissed

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit April 16 dismissed dozens of defendants—including banks, charitable organizations, and executives—from the multi-district litigation regarding the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The families of victims, along with those injured by the attacks and businesses harmed by the attacks, brought claims against the defendants under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2333, the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350, and the Torture Victim Protection Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 note, as well as alleging numerous common law torts.

The plaintiffs claimed the majority of the defendants ...