MTN’s US terrorism cases move forward after judge rejects appeal

MTN, Africa’s largest mobile network operator, has failed to halt two terrorism-related lawsuits in the United States (US) after a federal judge rejected its latest bids to reopen earlier rulings and appeal immediately, clearing the way for discovery.
In publicly available court documents , US District Judge Carol Bagley Amon denied MTN’s requests for reconsideration and permission for an immediate appeal in Zobay v. MTN Group Limited and the related Long case. The decision means the two cases will move into discovery, where both sides can seek and exchange evidence.
The ruling keeps alive claims that MTN’s former operations in Iran and Afghanistan assisted entities allegedly linked ...