Arab Bank Facts » Second Circuit http://www.arabbankfacts.com Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:14:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Second Circuit Overturns Verdict in Linde v. Arab Bank http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/second-circuit-overturns-verdict-in-linde-v-arab-bank-2/ http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/second-circuit-overturns-verdict-in-linde-v-arab-bank-2/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2018 22:46:05 +0000 http://www.arabbankfacts.com/?p=1824 Reuters
February 9, 2018
Jonathan Stempel

A U.S. appeals court has thrown out a 2014 jury verdict finding Arab Bank Plc liable for knowingly supporting militant attacks in Israel linked to Hamas, a decision that triggers a settlement agreement with …

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]]> http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/second-circuit-overturns-verdict-in-linde-v-arab-bank-2/feed/ 0 Arab Bank Wins Ruling Tossing Verdict Over Terror Funding http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/arab-bank-wins-ruling-tossing-verdict-over-terror-funding/ http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/arab-bank-wins-ruling-tossing-verdict-over-terror-funding/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2018 22:43:26 +0000 http://www.arabbankfacts.com/?p=1828 Bloomberg
February 9, 2018
Chris Dolmetsch and Christie Smythe

Arab Bank Plc won a ruling that tossed out a jury verdict holding it responsible for financing a wave of violence that killed or wounded Americans in Israel in the early …

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]]> http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/arab-bank-wins-ruling-tossing-verdict-over-terror-funding/feed/ 0 Court rejects jury’s verdict in civil case against Arab Bank http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/court-rejects-jurys-verdict-in-civil-case-against-arab-bank/ http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/court-rejects-jurys-verdict-in-civil-case-against-arab-bank/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2018 22:40:41 +0000 http://www.arabbankfacts.com/?p=1826 Associated Press
February 9, 2018

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a 2014 jury verdict that found Jordan-based Arab Bank liable in overseas suicide bombings that harmed Americans, triggering an already reached settlement between the bank and the victims …

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]]> http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/court-rejects-jurys-verdict-in-civil-case-against-arab-bank/feed/ 0 Second Circuit Overturns Verdict in Linde v. Arab Bank http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/second-circuit-overturns-verdict-in-linde-v-arab-bank/ http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/second-circuit-overturns-verdict-in-linde-v-arab-bank/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2018 22:23:52 +0000 http://www.arabbankfacts.com/?p=1816 On February 9, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously reversed the District Court’s decision in Linde v. Arab Bank, ruling that the Court erred in failing to provide the jury with adequate instructions.

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]]> http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/second-circuit-overturns-verdict-in-linde-v-arab-bank/feed/ 0 2nd Circuit Vacates Arab Bank’s $100M Liability in Hamas Terrorist Attacks http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/2nd-circuit-vacates-arab-banks-100m-liability-in-hamas-terrorist-attacks/ http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/2nd-circuit-vacates-arab-banks-100m-liability-in-hamas-terrorist-attacks/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2018 20:46:13 +0000 http://www.arabbankfacts.com/?p=1830 New York Law Journal
February 9, 2018
Colby Hamilton

In its order, the panel of Circuit Judges Reena Raggi and Susan Carney, with U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation, found that …

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]]> http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2018/02/2nd-circuit-vacates-arab-banks-100m-liability-in-hamas-terrorist-attacks/feed/ 0 Court finds UBS not liable in lawsuit by attack victims http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2013/02/court-finds-ubs-not-liable-in-lawsuit-by-attack-victims/ http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2013/02/court-finds-ubs-not-liable-in-lawsuit-by-attack-victims/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:36:23 +0000 http://www.arabbankfacts.com/?p=793 Reuters
February 14, 2013
Nate Raymond

A U.S. appeals court refused Thursday to revive a lawsuit against UBS AG (UBSN.VX) by U.S. victims of Hamas and Hezbollah attacks in Israel who claimed the bank aided international terrorism.

The 2nd U.S. …

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]]> http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2013/02/court-finds-ubs-not-liable-in-lawsuit-by-attack-victims/feed/ 0 Appeals Court Dismisses Sanctions Challenge In Terror Financing Case http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2013/01/appeals-court-dismisses-sanctions-challenge-in-terror-financing-case/ http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2013/01/appeals-court-dismisses-sanctions-challenge-in-terror-financing-case/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:42:04 +0000 http://staging.arabbankfacts.com/?p=489 Wall Street Journal
January 18, 2013
Chad Bray

Three-and-a-half years ago, a federal judge in Brooklyn found herself in an rare situation in a long-running document dispute. She crafted a unique solution.

Arab Bank PLC, a Jordan-based financial institution, had …

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]]> http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2013/01/appeals-court-dismisses-sanctions-challenge-in-terror-financing-case/feed/ 0 Jordan Intervenes in U.S. Terror-Funding Suits http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2010/12/jordan-intervenes-in-u-s-terror-funding-suits/ http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2010/12/jordan-intervenes-in-u-s-terror-funding-suits/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:47:02 +0000 http://www.arabbankfacts.com/?p=344 The Wall Street Journal
December 3, 2010
Thomas Catan

WASHINGTON — Jordan is stepping up efforts to shield its biggest bank from several lawsuits in New York that claim it helped fund terrorist operations, cases that are stirring tensions between …

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]]> http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2010/12/jordan-intervenes-in-u-s-terror-funding-suits/feed/ 0 Bank Appeals Disclosure Ruling in Terror Finance Case http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2010/11/bank-appeals-disclosure-ruling-in-terror-finance-case/ http://www.arabbankfacts.com/2010/11/bank-appeals-disclosure-ruling-in-terror-finance-case/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:46:20 +0000 http://www.arabbankfacts.com/?p=346 The Wall Street Journal
November 5, 2010
Thomas Catan

A major Middle Eastern bank launched a final effort Thursday to avoid legal sanctions punishing it for not disclosing client records in a terror-finance case that could have repercussions for other …

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