US Supreme Court Rejects Sept. 11 Environmental Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive a New York real estate developer's lawsuit against the leaseholder of the destroyed World Trade Center and two airlines seeking environmental cleanup costs related to the Sept. 11, 2001 hijacked airliner attacks. The court's refusal to hear the appeal filed by Cedar & Washington Associates Ltd. means an appeals court ruling dismissing the lawsuit remains intact. In 2008, the developer sued American Airlines, United...

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