US anti-terrorism lawsuit against MTN advances to discovery phase following appeal denial

South African telecommunications conglomerate MTN Group has confirmed that the US-based anti-terrorism litigation brought against the company will advance to the discovery phase. This development follows a ruling by the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, which explicitly denied MTN’s requests to reconsider or permit an immediate appeal of an earlier decision that allowed specific claims to proceed under the US Anti-Terrorism Act. Background of the Allegations The legal chall