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The 2nd Circuit Pulls Back on the Reach of the FSIA, Upholds Dismissal of Claim Against Switzerland for Van Gogh Drawing

Posted in Foreign Sovereign Immunities, Restitution, World War II

After recent expansions of the scope of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has narrowed that statute’s route of access to the courthouse again.  The 2nd Circuit affirmed on November 30, 2011 the District Court’s March 11, 2011 dismissalof Andrew Orkin’s claims to recover a Vincent Van Gogh drawing against the… Continue Reading