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The Six Imam reached a settlement in their lawsuit against the US Airways and the Minnesota Police Department. The settlement amount against US Airways remains confidential. Read more here.

MINNEAPOLIS | In a strongly worded ruling, a federal judge on Friday cleared the way for a lawsuit by six Muslim men who claim they were falsely arrested on a US Airways jet in Minneapolis three years ago to move forward. Read more here.

The justices refused to review the ruling by a U.S. appeals court in New York that the Saudi defendants were protected by sovereign immunity in the lawsuit brought by victims of the attacks and their families. The Law Firm of Omar T. Mohammedi also represents defendants involved in this case. Read it here.

ALGIERS | The Law Firm of Omar T. Mohammedi, LLC accompanied the U.S. delegation in this Trade Mission to Algeria. During the trade mission, Omar T. Mohammedi advised U.S. and Algerian companies on investing in Algeria. He also offered lectures in front of Algerian ministers and U.S. delegation. Read it here.

MIAMI | A lawsuit fighting construction of a mosque in a suburban neighborhood has been dismissed, though its backers vow to return to court. The lawsuit was filed last year by lawyers for Rodney Wright, who claimed the relocation of the Islamic Center of South Florida to a new, larger building in his Pompano Beach

OTMLAW prevails against defendants’ motion to dismiss – U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery said in a 41-page opinion late Tuesday that the imams, who say they were discriminated against when they were removed from a flight last year, have a plausible claim that their constitutional rights may have been violated…Read it here.

The parents of a New York teen named Osama have sued the school system, claiming their son was constantly harassed by teachers while school officials did nothing. Osama al-Najjar, a Jordanian-born Muslim, eventually plunged into a deep depression and tried to commit suicide over the incessant references to the infamous al Qaeda leader, Osama bin

ZAHN: Welcome back. We’re talking about the lawsuit filed by six imams kicked off a plane after some passengers complained about their behavior. The suit filed against U.S. Airways also names some of the passengers who complained as possible defendants. We just heard from Congressman Peter King who supports laws to protect passenger whistle-blowers. Now

OTMLAW files suit on behalf of Six Imams profiled by US Airways and Airport Police – The imams, most of whom are from Arizona, were returning from a religious conference in November when they were taken off a plane in Minneapolis, handcuffed and questioned. They had prayed on their prayer rugs in the Minneapolis-St. Paul