9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 14, 2012
Statute with limits?
A court ruled legislation purporting to address challenges faced by individuals seeking to recover stolen works of art., is preempted by federal law.
Hall of Justice
Simon J. Frankel
Judge
Trials / Return of Property Motions
Yale Law School
Simon serves as chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Rights practice.
John D. Freed
Associate
Davis, Wright & Tremaine LLP
505 Montgomery St.
San Francisco , CA 94111
Email: jakefreed@dwt.com
Stanford Univ Law School; Stanford CA
Few will admit it, but we will: It's fun to say "I told you so."
In 2010, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Assembly Bill 2765, legislation purporting to address challenges faced by individuals seeking to recover stolen works of art. The new law expanded the time in which a lawsuit can be brought to restore possession to the wronged owner and altered when the clock on such claims starts to run. In particular, AB 2765 doubled the length of the statute of limitations from ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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