ISIS victims lose suit against Deutsche Bank

MANHATTAN — The Second Circuit upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a class action brought by the estates of three Americans who were kidnapped, enslaved and murdered by ISIS. They sued Deutsche Bank under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, claiming the bank provided services to al-Qaeda-affiliated bank customers and to ISIS-controlled banks in Iraq, but they failed to show these interactions were more than routine business transactions.Read the ruling here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads