In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 (Al Rajhi Bank)

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• holding that mere provision of routine banking services to terrorists does not necessarily support causation
• concluding that the prohibition on terrorism is not supported by the global consensus necessary to infer a cause of action under the ATS
• affirming a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of ATA claims for failure to plausibly allege proximate causation
• rejecting an ATS cause of action for terrorism because “‘terrorism—unlike piracy, war crimes, and crimes against humanity—does not provide a basis for universal jurisdiction’” (quoting United States v. Yousef, 327 F.3d 56, 106–08 (2d Cir. 2003)
• plaintiffs failed to allege that bank proximately caused 9/11 attacks by providing routine financial services to charity organizations alleged to provide funds to terrorist groups
• “[i]n evaluating jurisdictional motions, district courts enjoy broad discretion in deciding whether to order discovery”

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