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HEADLINE NEWS:
Other Provocative Legal Developments Involving Rajaratnam and Galleon
Kevin LaCroix
The D & O Diary. October 23, 2009
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EXCERPT: It been a catastrophic week for Galleon Group and its founder, Raj Rajaratnam, with the firm reportedly about to wind itself up in the wake of the epic insider trading allegations raised against Rajaratnam. But the trading indictment is not the only recent stunning legal development involving Rajaratnam and his firm. Among other things, on October 22, 2009, a group of survivors of alleged "terrorist" bombings sued Rajaratnam and his father claiming they knowingly provided financial support to the Tamil Tigers. […] The terror victims filed their lawsuit on October 22, 2009 in the District of New Jersey. The seven-count complaint was, according the plaintiffs’ lawyers press release, the result of "a year-long investigation." The complaint was filed under the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789, which gives U.S. district court jurisdiction "of any civil action by an alien for tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States." The complaint alleges that Rajaratnam and the family foundation headed by his father provided millions of dollars in funds used for terrorist attacks by the group formerly known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE). The complaint alleges that from 2004 to 2009 LTTE conducted hundreds of attacks and bombings, claiming over 4,000 victims. The complaint alleges that Rajaratnam and his family foundation provided millions in funding to a group that the Treasury Department has described as "a charitable organization that acts as a front to facilitate fundraising and procurement for the LTTE." The complaint alleges that Rajaratnam’s donations were given "with the intent of supporting specific LTTE attacks and operations." The complaint alleges that the defendants aided and abetted terrorist acts "universally condemned as violations of the law of nations: aided and abetted, intentionally facilitated or recklessly disregarded "crimes against humanity in violation of international law," … |
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