Tag Archives: expropriation exception

US case de Csepel v. Republic of Hungary further restricts Holocaust-related art claims

Posted on: November 11, 2024 by Livia Solaro

On 30 September, 2024, the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued the latest decision in the long running de Csepel restitution saga. After almost 15 years of litigation (or 25, if one considers the initial lawsuit filed in Hungary), the case has now been narrowed down to the recovery of one of […]

Dismissal of Heirs’ Claims for Guelph Treasure

Posted on: September 12, 2022 by Stephanie Drawdy

Heirs of German Jewish dealers who seek restitution of a collection of Christian reliquaries known as the Welfenschatz (or Guelph Treasure) have received a stinging dismissal of their suit from a Washington D.C. district court. The case made headlines in 2021 after it was remanded by the U.S. Supreme Court to the D.C. Circuit for […]