Don’t Go Away Mad
After a two-year legal battle, The Islamic Society of Boston dropped all of its claims of conspiracy and defamation in its sprawling lawsuit against the Herald, Fox 25 and several other groups and individuals yesterday.
The ISB agreed to abandon all of its claims, and surrendered the ability to appeal the case later.
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The ISB, and two of its leaders Yousef Abou-Allaban and Osama Kandil, brought a lawsuit against the Herald, Fox 25 and others, including the non-profit David Project in 2005. The ISB claimed the groups conspired to block a controversial land deal between the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the society for the construction of a $22 million mosque and cultural center in Roxbury.
All of those claims were dropped yesterday and none of the parties sued made any payments to the ISB, Abou-Allaban or Kandil.
Jeffrey Robbins, an attorney for The David Project, called the dismissal a “complete victory.â€
“It is a rebuff of those who thought they could intimidate the media and intimidate citizens into staying silent,†he said.
Some justifiable crowing over at Jules’ joint.
And the deal still stinks.
A lawsuit brought against the BRA by the David Project seeking the disclosure of documents relating to the land deal with the ISB is still open, Robbins said. Last month a Suffolk Superior Court judge ordered the BRA to hand over documents to the David Project.