Is this judge for real? Is he on drugs? Does this man actually receive a salary for making such totally ludicrous recommendations? Doesn’t he have anything better to do with his time? If not, may I suggest picking his nose instead…
Does anyone in this country really expect that the same people who presumably brought down the Twin Towers are now going to respond to a lawsuit and pay for damages? Please, someone tell me that Americans don’t really eat this kind of crap. Please?… TGO
Refer to brief story below. Source: Associated Press
AP
NEW YORK (AP) — A magistrate judge in New York has recommended al-Qaida be assessed $9.3 billion for the damage done to properties and businesses in the Sept. 11 attacks.
Federal Magistrate Judge Frank Maas in a ruling Friday sent the recommendation to a district judge presiding over a lawsuit brought by several insurance companies.
The companies in 2003 sued various defendants, seeking damages for the 2001 terror attacks, which demolished the World Trade Center’s twin towers. Al-Qaida never responded to the lawsuit and was found in default in 2006. Maas determined the actual damages and then tripled them as allowed by law.
At this time, the companies were only seeking an assessment of damages against al-Qaida. The organization founded by Osama bin Laden is blamed for orchestrating the terror attacks.
