Judge: Silverstein Must Justify Blocking 9/11 Settlements
July 30, 2010
Developer Larry Silverstein must explain why he won’t let eight small uninsured businesses pocket settlements over their losses from the Sept. 11 terror attacks, a judge ordered today . . . The small businesses are set to receive less than 1 percent of a $1.2 billion deal that settled claims by dozens of plaintiffs who sued airlines and security firms over alleged negligence that let al Qaeda hijackers destroy the Twin Towers. Silverstein, who’s ...