JASTA

JASTA: What’s next?

ANDREW J. BOWEN | Published — Tuesday 4 October 2016 With the first lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who lost his life on 9/11, JASTA’s legal saga begins. Even if a number of these lawsuits are filed in the coming weeks, the attorney general can delay for […]

A slap Congress is beginning to regret

LINDA HEARD | Published — Monday 3 October 2016 Saudi Arabia’s response to legislation permitting the families of 9/11 victims to sue the Kingdom for compensation, which US President Barack Obama has characterized as setting a “dangerous precedent”, has been diplomatically low-key. “The erosion of sovereign immunity will have a […]