Court dismisses claims of terrorist support under ATA and RICO due to insufficient factual allegations

In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001, 392 F.Supp.2d 539 (2005) 10 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 789 [38] [39] District Court would deny, without prejudice, purported Islamic charitable trust’s motion to dismiss, for failure to state a claim, complaints against it in action alleging provision of support for terrorists involved in September 11th attacks, where Court had not yet determined whether it had personal jurisdiction over the trust. 1 Cases that cite this headnote War and National Emergency @~Private Remedies Allegation, that defendants were co-conspirators, material sponsors, and/or aiders and abettors of a network alleged to have provided support for terrorist, was insufficient, without more, to state a claim under Antiterrorism Act (ATA), for purposes of action alleging provision of support for terrorists involved in September 11th attacks; allegations failed to provide notice of the factual grounds on which the claims were based. 18 U.S.C.A. § 2339(A). Cases that cite this headnote War and National Emergency Private Remedies Absent any allegation that organization knew that two purported Islamic charities it allegedly financed were terrorist cells, or whether and how those cells contributed to agenda of terrorist organization responsible for the September 11th attacks, allegation that the organization provided that financial support were insufficient to state a claim under Antiterrorism Act (ATA), in action alleging provision of support for terrorists involved in those attacks. 18 U.S.C.A. § 2339(A). Cases that cite this headnote WESTLAW [40] [41] [42] Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations @ Association or participation Absent any allegation that company had any role in directing an enterprise, allegation that it donated money to a group alleged to have later laundered the money, and that it donated money to unnamed entities who later forwarded it to terrorist organization responsible for the September 11th attacks, were insufficient to state a claim under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), in action alleging provision of support for terrorists involved in those attacks. 18 U.S.C.A. § 1961 et seq. Cases that cite this headnote Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations @ Association or participation War and National Emergency @ Private Remedies Complaint, alleging that individual defendants aided and abetted, conspired with, and provided material support and resources to terrorist organization responsible for the September 11th attacks and/or affiliated organizations, failed to state claims for violations of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) or Antiterrorism Act (ATA), in action alleging provision of support for terrorists involved in those attacks; complaint did not adequately provide defendants with notice as to how they provided material support to terrorist organization. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1961 et seq., 2339(A). 2 Cases that cite this headnote War and National Emergency Private Remedies Complaint alleging that defendant controlled several bank accounts and transmitted money HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017911