The prevailing opinion of federal courts is that tort claims require proof of “but-for” causation – that the plaintiff’s injury would not have occurred in the absence of the defendant’s behavior. The U.S. Supreme Court recently underscored this holding in …
Monthly Archives:: April 2013
Summary Judgment in Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC
On April 24, 2013, the Eastern District Court of New York issued a decision in the Linde case granting in part and denying in part Arab Bank’s motion for summary judgment. In her ruling, Judge Nina Gershon dismissed the plaintiffs’ …
Terror Financing Suit Against Arab Bank To Head To Trial
Law360
April 24, 2013
Sindhu Sundar
A New York federal judge on Wednesday pared some claims against Arab Bank PLC by victims of terrorist attacks accusing the bank of financing known terrorists, but allowed the remaining claims under the Anti-Terrorism …