The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 2 affirmed a federal court's finding that the attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) on Sept. 11, 2001, constituted an act of war, allowing the defendants in a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act lawsuit to raise the defense against claims seeking reimbursement for cleanup costs of toxic dust, including lead dust (In Re: September 11 Litigation: Cedar & Washington Associates. LLC v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, et aL No. 10-4197, 2nd Cir.; 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 8293).
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