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…ard oral argument from Defen- dants who filed motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, including Prince Sultan, HRH Prince Mohamed Al-Faisal Al-Saud (“Prince Mohamed”),’ the estate of Mohammad Abdullah Aljomaih,> Sheikh Hamad A...
…ples of Osama bin Laden’s and al Qaeda’s public targeting of the United States. See Bierstein Aff. in Opp. to Prince Sultan’s Motion to Dismiss, Exs. 1–24. The complaints also contain conclusory allegations that Prince Sultan aided and abet...
…plaint only contained conclusory allegations). D. Application of Plaintiffs’ Theories to Moving Defendants 1. Prince Sultan The Court outlined the allegations against Prince Sultan in Part I.B.1. With respect to Prince Sultan’s contacts wit...
… specific facts warranting the inference that the defendant was a member of the conspiracy). Accordingly, for Prince Sultan, Prince Turki, Mohammed Abdullah Aljomaih, Sheik Hamad Al–Husani, and Abdulrahman bin Mahfouz, personal jurisdiction...
…ited States and its interests. The question remains, however, whether Plaintiffs have adequately alleged that Prince Sultan’s and Prince Turki’s specific acts aided and abetted those terrorists. Both Prince Sultan and Prince Turki claim Pla...
…4, 2004 Tr. at 121. 27. To the extent that the consolidated Plaintiffs and the Federal Plaintiffs allege that Prince Sultan and Prince Turki made donations in their personal capacities, see, e.g., Ashton Complaint ¶ 269 (Prince Sultan); Fed...
…equiring but-for causation and Defendants agreed at oral argument that the proper inquiry at this stage of a. Prince Sultan and Prince Turki [21] Both Princes are alleged to have tortiously aided and abetted terrorism through their contribu...
foreign state shall not be immune from jurisdiction of courts of the United States or of the States in any case—not otherwise covered by paragraph (2) above.’’); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(5) (‘‘A foreign state shall not be immune from ju...
he two exceptions have been interpreted to encompass different situations. Subsection (a)(7) covers acts of terrorism committed abroad by a state sponsor of terrorism, while subsection (a)(5) governs tortious acts, including terrorism, perf...
ed that Congress’s omission of ‘provision of material support’ from (a)(5) should be treated as intentional. Id.; see also HCSC–Laundry v. United States, 450 U.S. 1, 6, 101 S.Ct. 836, 67 L.Ed.2d 1 (1980) (per curiam) (‘‘[I]t is a basic prin...
…favorable practice of applying FSIA to individuals). Thus, this Court finds that immunity may be available to Prince Sultan, as the third-highest ranking member of the Saudi government, and to Prince Turki, as the Director of Saudi Arabia’s...
…Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a foreign state. The status of each of the Princes and NCB are discussed below. 1. Prince Sultan and Prince Turki Several courts have recognized that ‘‘[i]mmunity under the FSIA extends also to agents of a foreign...
…heard oral argument from Defendants who filed motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, including Prince Sultan, HRH Prince Mohamed Al–Faisal Al–Saud (‘‘Prince Mohamed’’), 4 the estate of Mohammad Abdullah Aljomaih, 5 Sheikh Ham...
…Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a foreign state. The status of each of the Princes and NCB are discussed below. 1. Prince Sultan and Prince Turki Several courts have recognized that “Cilmmunity under the FSIA extends also to agents of a foreign...
…sel re- quest, this Court ordered the Barrera action consolidated with the Ashton case on Decem- ber 6, 2004. Prince Sultan and Prince Turki have each also filed a separate motion to dismiss in Federal Insurance v. Al Qaida, 03 Civ. 6978 (S...
…e Robertson dismissed the complaint against Prince Turki for lack of subject matter jurisdiction as well. Id. Prince Sultan and Prince Turki both move to dismiss the complaints against them in Ashton v. Al Qaeda Islamic Army, 02 Civ. 6977 (...
…minimum contacts might be enhanced by jurisdictional discovery.” Burnett IT 292 F.Supp.2d at 22. Accordingly, Prince Sultan’s motions to dismiss the certain consolidated and Federal complaints for lack of personal jurisdiction over the clai...
…05) In ve Magnetic Audiotape, 334 F.3d at 208. Judge Robertson dismissed without prejudice the claims against Prince Sultan in his personal capacity for lack of person- al jurisdiction. Burnett I, 292 F.Supp.2d at 21-22. He rejected Plainti...
…tely alleged that Prince Sul- tan’s and Prince Turki’s specific acts aided and abetted those terrorists. Both Prince Sultan and Prince Turki claim Plaintiffs cannot demonstrate their alleged tortious activity caused Plaintiffs’ injuries. Th...
…as designed “to extend liability to all points along the causal chain of terrorism’—supports the finding that Prince Sultan’s and Prince Turki’s conduct caused the attacks on September 11, 2001. Id. at 1011. Plaintiffs exert much effort out...
