Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 18, 2014
9th Circuit warms up to claims of art looted by Nazis
A recent signifies the increasing reluctance of the 9th Circuit to consider such claims barred or preempted by considerations of U.S. diplomatic interests abroad.
Recently, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced its decision in a long-running case pitting the alleged heir to two paintings allegedly looted by the Nazis during World War II against Pasadena's Norton Simon Museum of Art. The case, Von Saher v. Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena, 2014 DJDAR 7229 (June 6, 2014), could have significant implications for the efforts of plaintiffs to recover artworks allegedly stolen by Nazis during World War II, and signifies the increasi...
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