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Banks Tied to 1983 Terror Attack Must Give Victims $1.68 Billion

Bloomberg Law – Victims of the 1983 attack on a US Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, got closer to recovering their $1.68 billion judgment against Iran for sponsoring the attack, when a federal court ordered two financial institutions to turn over funds held for Iran.

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Thu Mar 23, 11:46am

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U.S. judge orders $1.68 bln payout to families over 1983 Beirut bombing

Reuters / Order – A federal judge in New York ordered Iran’s central bank and a European intermediary on Wednesday to pay out $1.68 billion to family members of troops killed in the 1983 car bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Lebanon.

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Wed Mar 22, 5:50pm

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Column: Adani Group threatens, but Hindenburg Research rarely sued in U.S.

Reuters – In the midst of a market rout last week that stripped Indian conglomerate Adani Group of $65 billion in market capitalization, Adani announced that it was contemplating “remedial and punitive action” against Hindenburg Research, the short seller whose scathing Jan. 24 report sparked the sell-off.

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Thu Feb 2, 1:13pm

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Appellate Division Unanimously Affirms Dismissal of Suit Against Rekor Director

Order – The First Department Appellate Division unanimously affirmed the dismissal of a breach of fiduciary duty and libel action argued by Fleischman Bonner & Rocco, LLP Partner James P. Bonner in Suzanne Loughlin, et al. v. Paul de Bary, Index No. 155590/20, Case Nos. 2022-01948; 2022-04110. The decision, affirming […]

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Thu Jan 26, 12:00pm

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Court Grants Final Approval of Class Action Settlement

Transcript – Warren County Supreme Court justice Martin D. Auffredou granted final approval of a class action settlement totaling $1.2 million between Sagbolt, LLC and a certified class consisting of wait staff who worked events at the Sagamore Resort. The settlement comes after nearly five-years of litigation. At the final […]

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Fri Jan 20, 2:00pm

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2nd Cir. Tosses Ex-Rekor Execs’ Libel Suit Against Director

Law360 / Order – A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has permanently dismissed a libel and breach of fiduciary duty case brought by former Rekor Systems, Inc. executives against a company director…

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Mon Oct 17, 3:48pm