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WTC Developer Sues Airlines for 9/11

Silverstein seeks $12.3B on top of insurance payout

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 28, 2008 4:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – The developer of the World Trade Center is suing airlines and airport security companies for $12.3 billion to cover his 9/11 losses, CNN reports. Larry Silverstein signed a 99-year lease on the site just six weeks before the attacks. He holds the defendants responsible...   Read full story »

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