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Victims Of September 11 Terrorist Attacks Ask High Court To Hear Their Case
Posted on 7 Oct 2013 by LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff

Almost twelve years to the day after the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks, a Petition for Writ of Certiorari was filed in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of victims of those attacks in the case of In Re Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2011... Read More

Tags: Osama bin Laden , al Qaeda , Petitioners v. Al Rajhi Bank , 2001 , Jr. , et al. , 2011 , In Re Terrorist Attacks of September 11 , et al , Litigation , September 11 , John Patrick O'Neill , terrorist attacks , U.S. Supreme Court , 9-11

Pittsburgh Steeler Sues Champion Over Tweet Dispute
Posted on 22 Jul 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

RALEIGH, N.C. - (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall is suing the parent company of the Champion sports apparel maker, calling the decision to drop his endorsement deal over his tweets about the death of Osama bin Laden and the Sept... Read More

Tags: tweets , Osama bin Laden , Rashard Mendenhall , Sept. 11 , Woods , Rooney , sports apparel , Vick , Pittsburgh Steelers , Twitter , Champion , Litigation , breach of contract , sports law , lawsuit , terrorist attacks , Hanesbrands , endorsement

California Judge Weighs Former FBI Informant's Lawsuit
Posted on 13 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SANTA ANA, Calif. - (AP) A former FBI informant who infiltrated a mosque and helped bring in a counterterrorism suspect suffered a blow in trying to sue his former handlers over his alleged mistreatment when the agency cut him loose. A federal judge issued... Read More

Tags: Osama bin Laden , Ahmadullah Niazi , Muslim , Craig Monteilh , ACLU , terrorist , California , American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California , FBI , Islam , mosque , Judge James Selna , Litigation , lawsuit , ruling , Islamic Center of Irvine , terrorism , Irvine Police Department , counterterrorism