X CHARLOTTE FREEMAN Et Al
Case 1:14-cv-06601-DLI-CLP Document 165 Filed 07/27/18 Page 1 of 135 PageID #: 7136 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------- X CHARLOTTE FREEMAN et al., Plaintiffs, -against- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, HSBC BANK PLC, REPORT AND HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LTD, HSBC RECOMMENDATION BANK USA, N.A., BARCLAYS BANK PLC, 14 CV 6601 (DLI) (CLP) STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, N.V., CREDIT SUISSE AG, BANK SADERAT PLC, COMMERZBANK AG, AND JOHN DOES 1-50, Defendants. ------------------------------------------------------------- X POLLAK, United States Magistrate Judge: On November 10, 2014, plaintiffs, a group of American nationals and/or their families, commenced this action pursuant to the Antiterrorism Act (the “ATA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2333, against ten banking institutions, HSBC Holdings, PLC, HSBC Bank PLC, HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (collectively, “HSBC” or the “HSBC defendants”), Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”), Standard Chartered Bank (“Standard Chartered” or “SCB”), Royal Bank of Scotland, N.V. (“RBS” or “ABN”), Credit Suisse AG (“Credit Suisse”), Bank Saderat PLC (“Bank Saderat”), and Commerzbank AG (“Commerzbank”), and John Does 1-50, seeking damages for injuries suffered in Iraq between 2004 and 2011 as a result of terrorist attacks. (SAC1). On April 2, 2015, plaintiffs filed their first Amended Complaint. Following the filing of defendants’ motions to dismiss in May 2015, plaintiffs filed their Second Amended Complaint 1 Citations to “SAC” refer to plaintiffs’ corrected Second Amended Complaint, filed August 17, 2016. 1 Case 1:14-cv-06601-DLI-CLP Document 165 Filed 07/27/18 Page 2 of 135 PageID #: 7137 on July 10, 2016.
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