US appeals court tosses out $654 million verdict against PLO

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK, N.Y. – A U.S. appeals court has tossed out a $654 million jury verdict against the Palestine Liberation Organization that involved damages for Americans affected by Palestinian terror attacks but that the United States government says could financially destabilize the Palestinian government.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan threw out the case Wednesday. The court said the federal courts lack personal jurisdiction over the defendants.

A jury last year awarded $218 million to Americans affected by Palestinian terror attacks that have killed Americans. The award was automatically tripped under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

In court papers after the jury verdict, the U.S. government said that if the Palestinian Authority were to collapse, there would be a crisis impacting the security of Israelis and Palestinians and elsewhere in the region.

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