In re: 1993 WTC Bombing

Port Authority Held Liable for 1993 Terrorist Attack on World Trade Center

October 25, 2005

MANHATTAN, NY – After only two days of deliberation, a federal jury determined that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was liable for the 1993 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The attack, which killed six and wounded nearly 1,000 others, was, at the time, the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil in history. The lawsuit, brought by hundreds of survivors, victim’s families and affected businesses, sought damages from the Port Authority for its negligence in preventing the attack.

A trial team led by David J. Dean and Brian Shoot from Sullivan Papain, Steven Herzog (Paul Weiss) and Sharon L. Schneier, Victor A. Kovner and Ed Davis (Davis Wright & Tremaine) represented the plaintiffs. Impact Trial’s Jesse W. Stevenson provided trial presentation and technical assistance throughout the trial.

The case is In Re: 1993 World Trade Center Bombing Litigation, in the New York State Supreme Court.