Owners of the World Trade Center cannot demand billions more dollars in compensation for the 9/11 attacks, a New York judge has ruled. The twin towers owners wanted more insurance money, in addition to the $5bn (£3.3bn) already claimed, from the airlines of the alleged hijacked planes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23369635 Developer Larry Silverstein and World Trade Center Properties argued in court that the airlines owed them at least $3.5bn for letting hijackers on to the planes that razed three skyscrapers – the twin towers as well as 7 World Trade Center.
A 47-storey building, 7 World Trade Center caught fire from falling debris and eventually collapsed.

But the lawyers for US Airways, United Airlines, American Airlines and parent company AMR Corp said a total recovery of $8.5bn would amount to more than two-and-a-half times the value of the original buildings.
The World Trade Center alleged that damage from 9/11 totalled as much as $7.2bn.
It has cost more than $8bn to replace the three buildings.
Owners of the World Trade Center have said they will appeal.