International Legal News - Middle East

Cuba / Syria / United States

Eleventh Circuit Hears Fla. Appeal of Cuba Contracts Law

The Associated Press

The state of Florida is urging a skeptical federal appeals court to allow enforcement of a law that prohibits companies from bidding on state and local government contracts if they also do business in Cuba or Syria.

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Iraq / United States

Federal Judge Dismisses Much of Abu Ghraib Torture Suit Against Contractor

The Associated Press

A federal judge dealt a severe blow Friday to a long-running torture lawsuit filed against military contractor CACI by four Iraqis who say they suffered abuse at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison.

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Qatar / United States

Al Gore Sued Over Current TV Sale to Al-Jazeera

The Associated Press

A television consultant claims that former Vice President Al Gore and others at Current TV stole his idea to sell the struggling network to Al-Jazeera and is demanding more than $5 million.

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Iran / Israel / United States

First Circuit: Museum Antiquities Can't Be Used to Satisfy Judgment Against Iran

The National Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that plaintiffs injured in a 1997 Hamas terrorist attack in Jerusalem can't attach Iranian antiquities at Boston-area museums to fulfill a judgment award against the Republic of Iran. The court held that the antiquities are not "blocked assets" under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.

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Iran / Israel / United States

Victims of Terror Cannot Sue UBS AG, Second Circuit Concludes

New York Law Journal

American victims of terror attacks inside Israel failed to state a claim against Swiss bank UBS AG under the Anti-Terrorism Act for violations of currency restrictions designed to isolate Iran and prevent money from flowing to Hamas and Hizbollah, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled.

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