{"id":3019,"date":"2024-10-15T23:47:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/greenberg-traurig-praises-dismissal-of-foreign-terrorism-complaint-demanding-9b\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T23:47:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:47:20","slug":"greenberg-traurig-praises-dismissal-of-foreign-terrorism-complaint-demanding-9b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/greenberg-traurig-praises-dismissal-of-foreign-terrorism-complaint-demanding-9b\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenberg Traurig Praises Dismissal of Foreign Terrorism Complaint Demanding $9B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-v-84c6be9c=\"\">\n<div data-v-84c6be9c=\"\">\n<p>Greenberg Traurig has applauded the dismissal of a 417-page complaint accusing the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government of crimes against humanity in violation of U.S. federal law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <!----> <!----> <!----><\/p>\n<div data-v-84c6be9c=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;We are grateful for the court&#8217;s expeditious decision dismissing the baseless allegations made against the Kurdistan Regional Government,&#8221; Richard A. Edlin, vice chair of GT, said in a press statement. &#8220;We believe it to be an excellent one that recognizes the exigencies of a frivolous case.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <!----> <!----><\/p>\n<div data-v-84c6be9c=\"\">\n<p>District Judge Randolph D. Moss of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the amended civil complaint Oct. 7 because it lacked a required &#8220;short and concise statement of the allegations,&#8221; according to statements he made during a status hearing announcing his intentions to dismiss with the consent of the plaintiffs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <!----> <!----><\/p>\n<div data-v-84c6be9c=\"\">\n<p>Tate Bywater filed the lengthy amended complaint in May on behalf of the nonprofit Kurdistan Victims Fund and several individuals demanding more than $9 billion in damages under the Torture Victims Protection Act of 1991 and the Antiterrorism Act. The complaint named 63 defendants, including the Iraqi Kurdistan government represented by GT.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!---->  <!----> <!----><\/p>\n<div data-v-84c6be9c=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;We intend to file a simplified, shorter amended complaint prior to Jan. 10, 2025,&#8221; Tate Bywater partner James R. Tate said Tuesday in a statement to the National Law Journal. &#8220;The complaint was dismissed without prejudice with our consent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <!----> <!----><\/p>\n<div data-v-84c6be9c=\"\">\n<p>Most of the plaintiffs are citizens of Iraq who sued the Kurdistan Regional Government in District of Columbia federal court under the Alien Tort Statute of 1789. 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