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Case of the Day: Scalin v. Société Nationale SNCF
The case of the day is Scalin v. Société Nationale SNCF SA (7th Cir. 2021). The plaintiffs were the descendants of Jews in France whom the authorities sent to death camps on trains operated by the French national railroad, the defendant. The railroad workers stole the Jews’ belongings and gave them to the Nazis, and……
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Case of the Day: Moskovits v. Brazil
A pro se plaintiff wins reconsideration of a jurisdictional dismissal in an FSIA case Continue Reading Case of the Day: Moskovits v. Brazil
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Case of the Day: Kumtor Gold Co. v. Kyrgyz Republic
Okay, today’s case of the day, Kumtor Gold C. v. Kyrgyz Republic (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2021), raises an interesting issue. Kumtor Gold Co., a subsidiary of Centerra Gold (a Canadian firm), managed a gold mine in Kyrgyzstan. It filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in New York after the Kyrgyz government seized the mine in May.……
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Case of the Day: Germany v. Philipp
The case of the day is Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp (S. Ct. 2021). This is the case of the Welfenschatz, the Guelph treasure said to have been stolen by the Nazis from its Jewish owners. The claim was that Hermann Göring, one of Hitler’s most powerful ministers, had coerced the Jewish owners of……
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Case of the Day: US v. Halkbank
The case of the day is United States v. Türkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. (S.D.N.Y. 2020). The government alleged that Halkbank conspired to help Iran evade US sanctions and to use Iranian money held in the bank to engage in transactions in the US banking system. The indictment included charges for conspiracy, bank fraud, and money……