Federal Insurance Co., et al. v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
New York, NY

Al Qaeda

[SDNY] A consortium of insurance companies filed a lawsuit to seek damages of over $300 billion for losses incurred in the 9/11 attacks. The Justice Department filed a brief before the Supreme Court saying the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia could not be sued in American court over accusations by families of 9/11 victims that the royal family had helped finance al Qaeda.