Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jul. 31, 2018
Nazi-looted art to stay in Pasadena, 9th Circuit rules in third appeal in case
Two 16th century oil paintings depicting Adam and Eve will remain at a Pasadena art museum, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided, despite claims the works should be returned to the heir of a Jewish art dealer whose firm was forced to sell them to Nazis during World War II.
Two 16th century oil paintings depicting Adam and Eve will remain at a Pasadena art museum, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided, despite claims the works should be returned to the heir of a Jewish art dealer whose firm was forced to sell them to Nazis during World War II.
On Monday, a three-judge panel of the court said that under the act of state doctrine it would defer to several postwar restitution decisions by the D...
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