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Russia Threatens Lawsuit Against U.S. Library of Congress in Further Retaliation for Chabad Sanctions Order

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Foreign Sovereign Immunities, Litigation

In a story that gets more unusual with every new development, the Russian Foreign Ministry has reportedly recommended filing a lawsuit, in Russia, against the United States Library of Congress in response to last month’s contempt sanctions order by the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia arising out of Russia’s refusal to obey… Continue Reading

Portrait of Wally in Hindsight: What did it Really Change?

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Customs, Foreign Sovereign Immunities, Immunity from Seizure Act

A new piece at the Art Newspaper reflects on the importance of the Portrait of Wally case. Wally was seized in 1998 by customs officials on the theory that it was stolen property when imported into the U.S.  The painting sat in a warehouse for 12 years, until a settlement returned the painting to Vienna in… Continue Reading

Ruminations on Connoisseurship, Forgery, Knoedler and Litigation in the News

By Nicholas O'Donnell on Posted in Collections, Connoisseurship, Forgery

We’ve been following a number of prominent stories for several weeks now and thinking about what they mean in the crossover between art and the law.  It’s fair to say that a theme is starting to develop, namely, that after the Beltracchi forgery trial in Cologne, the Warhol Foundation’s decision to close its doors to… Continue Reading