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.