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April 12, 2011 |

2nd Circuit Rejects Request to Cancel 9/11 Settlement

Developer Larry Silverstein's attempt to derail a $1.2 billion settlement of property damage claims filed against airlines and security companies accused of negligence after the 9/11 terrorist attacks was rejected Friday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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March 25, 2013 |

'Act of War' Ruling Spares 9/11 Parties From Cleanup Liability

Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said that the act of war defense to strict liability under a federal hazardous substance cleanup law prevents the owners of a building one block south of the World Trade Center from recovering for damages and the cleanup of pulverized dust created when the twin towers collapsed.
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May 12, 2006 |

New York Court Applies Maritime Law to Plane Crash

Families who lost loved ones in the November 2001 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 into the town of Belle Harbor, Queens, can recover for the loss of society, New York's Southern District Judge Robert W. Sweet ruled Tuesday.
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March 22, 2013 |

'Act of War' Ruling Spares 9/11 Parties From Cleanup Liability

Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said that the act of war defense to strict liability under a federal hazardous substance cleanup law prevents the owners of a building one block south of the World Trade Center from recovering for damages and the cleanup of pulverized dust created when the twin towers collapsed.
5 minute read
April 11, 2011 |

Circuit Rejects Request to Cancel 9/11 Property Damages Settlement

An attempt to derail a $1.2 billion settlement of claims filed against airlines and security companies accused of negligence after the 9/11 terrorist attacks was rejected Friday by the Second Circuit. Larry Silverstein, the World Trade Center leaseholder, had claimed that the settlement was collusive and that the cap on tort recovery against the airlines imposed by Congress after 9/11 preempted New York state's "first-come, first served" settlement rule.
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March 22, 2013 |

'Act of War' Spares 9/11 Parties From Cleanup Liability, Federal Judge Rules

American Airlines and others sued in connection with the 9/11 attacks can claim the act of war defense to strict liability under a hazardous substance cleanup law, a federal judge rules.
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