Barring a last-minute settlement, jurors in Brooklyn will soon hear claims that Arab Bank plc was complicit in a series of deadly terrorist attacks in the Middle East. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan is set to hold jury selection on Monday in Linde v. Arab Bank, a decade-old lawsuit alleging that the Jordan-based financial giant illegally serviced the banking needs of Hamas and helped the designated terror group make payments to families of suicide bombers.
The first-ever U.S. terror financing trial represents a big challenge for defense lawyers at DLA Piper, who must overcome a damaging past discovery sanction to persuade jurors of Arab Bank’s innocence—even as Hamas and Israel are fighting fresh battles in Gaza. And it presents a historic opportunity for the unusual alliance of plaintiffs attorneys behind the case, including an Arkansas product liability lawyer who recovered $1 billion in settlements from Ford Motor Co.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
