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9-11 CIVIL LITIGATION NEWS

The Sept. 11 Litigation (21 MC 100) hearing re: discovery and status conference will be held on Friday, Nov. 16 at 1:00 p.m. in Courtroom 14D.

Binder's Position Paper on 9-11 Airline Liability  (2002 - pdf - 9 pages)
Binder:  Government has stacked the deck against plaintiff in airline case  (2002 - Word doc)

Track the Litigation - Trial on Damages Quietly Settles (see Nov, 1, 2007 Order)

Putting a Price on the Priceless: One Life  NEW

Judge Hellerstein Transcript Excerpt
June 25, 2007 Court Conference- Pages 41-42 below:

                            SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
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       25  THE COURT [JUDGE HELLERSTEIN]:
              I learned long ago as a lawyer that many
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             76PJ911C                 Conference
        1    cases of principle stop being cases of principle when there are
        2    elements of expense or recovery that are presented.  I have had
        3    clients come to me and say look, I want you to defend me, it is
        4    a case of principle.  Then when I presented my first bill, it
        5    stopped being a case of principle.  I think it is common
        6    experience.
        7             Similarly on the other side, people say I don't care
        8    what the recovery is, I want my day in court until someone
        9    gives them a check.  It is very crass and it probably will come
       10    back to be critical of me, but there is an expression that is
       11    sometimes very useful, "Money is the universal lubricant."  It
       12    makes it easier to go on with one's life.

Civil Trials on Damages set for Sept. 24 & Oct. 15, 2007

5 Year Anniversary Coverage by The New York Times

$7 Billion for the Grief of 9/11

Compensation for 9/11 Attacks Tops $38 Billion

THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CIVIL LITIGATION UPDATE

Class Action Lawsuit filed against WTC managers, owners, controllers, leasors
Read Complaint (very large pdf)
Related case. . .
Class action lawsuit filed against EPA by residents near WTC - Complaint (large pdf file)
NY Rep. Nadler's on EPA Liability & EPA's Response Page for Cleanup
Grade Zero for Cleanup Workers' Case

9-11 Business Interruption Cases

Port Authority joins lawsuit against Saudi Arabia
 

LAWSUIT STATUS CONFERENCES - Judge's Orders

BINDER CRITICIZES SENATOR LEAHY'S BILL TO EXTEND
  9-11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND DEADLINE
Statement by Senator Leahy (December 2003)

BINDER EXPLAINS JUDGE HELLERSTEIN'S MOTION TO DISMISS RULING IN SIMPLE ENGLISH

9-11 Airline Litigation court orders, hearing transcripts, and filings


PROFESSOR BINDER IN THE NEWS

Binder quoted by AP Wire Services  June 2004

Binder quoted in Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security  Apr. 2004

Binder quoted by CBS Radio and AP Wire Services  Dec. 2003

Binder radio appearances: 
CBS Radio, AP Radio Network   Dec. 22, 2003
(WRVA) Richmond, (WSYR) Syracuse, (CFRB) Toronto  Sept.10-11, 2003

Binder quoted in The New York Times on Hellerstein decision  Sept. 10, 2003
Judge Hellerstein's ruling on Motion to Dismiss (large pdf file)

Binder's letter to federal Judge Hellerstein on 9-11 civil case   Sept. 2, 2003
 
Binder's 9-11 web site mentioned in The Atlanta Journal Constitution  Aug. 15, 2003

Professor Binder's Letter to NY Attorney General to extend deadline  Feb. 2003
  - New Law Extends Deadline for Families Until March 11, 2004

Binder quoted in The New York Times:  "Relatives Sue 9/11 Fund Chief"  Jan. 2003
 

PROFESSOR BINDER'S UNIVERSITY WEB SITE

MBA & Undergraduate 9-11 Projects

                                                        
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