The widow of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has taken a voluntary dismissal in the pending US District Court suit against her husband's alleged Al-Qaeda kidnappers and killers, and the entities that are accused of financing the horrid beheading. Whilst the dismissal is without prejudice, meaning that it can be refiled, the reason for this action is unclear. The plaintiff has failed to obtain personal jurisdiction over the defendants, except defendant Habib Bank, which, after stipulating to an extension of time to respond, failed to file a responsive pleading. Was there a settlement as to the bank, and if so, why was it alone not dismissed with prejudice? There is no obvious answer.

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