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August 04, 2006
How Quickly Things Change
An update to yesterday's discussion.
Nazi-Era Victims Can Sue German Firms
Victims of Nazi-era crimes can sue for additional money from German companies that paid $2.5 billion into a reparation fund for U.S. claims, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the victims could seek interest stemming from a six- to nine-month period when they say payments to the fund were delayed.
The decision reverses a lower-court ruling that said the dispute over interest was a political question, not a matter for the courts, because U.S. and German officials had negotiated the 1999 fund agreement.
Posted by tree hugging sister at August 4, 2006 09:15 AM