IN RE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

Docket Nos. 12-1318-cv(L), 12-1350-cv(CON), 12-1441-cv(CON), 12-1476-cv(CON), 12-1477-cv(CON), 12-1519-cv(CON).

741 F.3d 353 (2013)

In re TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia et al.) Federal Insurance Company et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi High Commission for Relief of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: December 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Cozen ( Elliot R. Feldman , Sean P. Carter , Cozen O'Connor , Philadelphia, PA; Ronald L. Motley , Robert T. Haefele , Jodi W. Flowers , Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC; Carter G. Phillips , Richard Klingler , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC; Andrea Bierstein , Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan Fisher & Hayes, LLP, New York, NY; Robert M. Kaplan , Ferber Chan Essner & Coller, LLP, New York, NY; Jerry S. Goldman , Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., New York, NY; Chris Leonardo , Adams Holcomb LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief), Cozen O'Connor , Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Michael K. Kellogg ( Gregory G. Rapawy , Brendan J. Crimmins , William J. Rinner , on the brief), Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Lawrence S. Robbins , Roy T. Englert, Jr. , Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee Saudi High Commission for Relief of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Before: WINTER, CABRANES, AND STRAUB, Circuit Judges.


STRAUB, Circuit Judge:

This is a tale of two cases: Doe v. Bin Laden and the case now before us, In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 ("Terrorist Attacks"). In both cases, the plaintiffs sought damages for injuries or deaths caused by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In both cases, the plaintiffs sued defendants who argued that they were immune from suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. In both cases, the plaintiffs contended...

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