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The Saudi Committee is an internationally recognized humanitarian organization sponsored by the government of Saudi Arabia. Specifically, the Saudi Committee was established to provide relief to thousands of families in need, including widows, orphans and those who were wounded, left homeless or lost wage earners, as a result of the Second Intifada between Israel and Palestine.…

In addition to Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC, there are number of other cases in which plaintiffs have sought damages from banks under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). One of the main questions in these lawsuits is whether international financial institutions should be held liable for the millions of routine, automated transactions that they process, even when proper compliance requirements are followed and the parties were in good standing at the time.…

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.…