9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 21, 2010
Statute Without Limits?
AB 2765 seeks to extend the statute of limitations for recovering stolen art. Sound positive? Take a closer look.
Hall of Justice
Simon J. Frankel
Judge
Preliminary Hearings
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
When the sponsors of legislation describe their bill as "non-controversial," public scrutiny should probably follow. So it is with Assembly Bill 2765, which is quietly working its way through the California Legislature and seems posed to becoming law. AB 2765 tackles the twin issues of the applicable time limit for claims to recover of stolen art and when that limitations period begins to run. The bill purports to address challenges faced by individuals seeking to recover stolen works of...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In