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“Fight Over Paintings Looted by Nazis May Finally Get Trial Thanks to 9th Cir.” Published by Bloomberg BNA

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Restitution, World War II

I am quoted at length in an article about the recent Von Saher decision: “Fight Over Paintings Looted by Nazis May Finally Get Trial Thanks to 9th Cir.” by Nicholas Datlowe, published by Bloomberg BNA’s United States Law Week.  The article covers the overall background and importance of the decision, and has quotes from the… Continue Reading

Restitution Claims for Cranach Paintings in the Norton Simon Museum Revived by Ninth Circuit, Case Now Hinges on Act of State Doctrine

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Foreign Sovereign Immunities, Restitution, World War II

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit restored on June 6, 2014 the claims by Marei von Saher against the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena for the paintings Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder.  The appeals court followed its decision in Cassirer v. Kingdom of Spain in December of last year, concerning… Continue Reading

Dispute of Fact or Statement of Foreign Policy? Ninth Circuit Takes up the Question of U.S. Courts’ Role in Assessing Foreign Art Restitution Procedures

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Uncategorized

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument last week in two high-profile World War II art restitution claims, Von Saher v. Norton Simon Museum of Art, and Cassirer v. Kingdom of Spain.  The Supreme Court’s previous decision not to hear earlier appeals of those cases with regard to statutes of… Continue Reading

Von Saher claim against Norton Simon Museum dismissed as preempted under foreign affairs doctrine.

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Foreign Sovereign Immunities, Restitution, Uncategorized, World War II

Raising another hurdle to restitution claims, the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against the Norton Simon Museum to the remnants of the famed Jacques Goudstikker collection, on the grounds that her case is preempted by the United States’ foreign affairs doctrine.  In an unusually apologetic decision, the court ruled that regardless of the merits… Continue Reading