A magistrate judge in New York has recommended that al-Qaida be assessed $9.3 billion for the damage done to properties and businesses in the Sept. 11 attacks.
Federal Magistrate Judge Frank Maas in a ruling Friday, Oct. 14, sent the recommendation to a district judge presiding over a lawsuit brought by several insurance companies.
The companies in 2003 had sued various defendants, seeking damages for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks that demolished the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Al-Qaida never responded to the lawsuit and was found in default in 2006. Maas determined the actual damages and then tripled them as allowed by law.
At this time, they were only seeking an assessment of damages against al-Qaida. The organization founded by Osama bin Laden is blamed for orchestrating the attacks.
Topics Legislation New York
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