IN RE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

Nos. 23-1319(L), 23-1251, 23-1294, 23-1298, 23-1299, 23-1300, 23-1301, 23-1308, 23-1318, 23-1342, 23-7261. August Term 2023.

117 F.4th 13 (2024)

IN RE: TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: September 3, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean P. Carter, Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Federal Insurance Company et al.

Christopher M. Curran, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Republic of the Sudan.

Before: Walker, Menashi, Circuit Judges, and Merchant, District Judge.


This case concerns an aspect of one exception, among others, to the sovereign immunity generally granted to foreign states under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA"), 28 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq. Specifically, the FSIA's state-sponsored terrorism exception under § 1605A waives immunity and...

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