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· 1/6/2000

In Re Austrian & German Bank Holocaust Litigation

Citations

  • 80 F. Supp. 2d 164
  • 46 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 30
  • 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119
  • 2000 WL 10205

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that delay would be intolerable and cause certain prejudice to elderly claimants who have already endured decades of waiting for compensation
  • noting that “defendant’s ability to withstand a greater judgment, standing alone, does not suggest that the settlement is unfair”
  • explaining Austrian banks' claims against other banks were assigned to class as part of class settlement
  • explaining Austrian banks’ claims against other banks were assigned to class as part of class settlement
  • explaining Austrian banks’ claims against other banks were assigned to class as part of class settlement
  • stating the matter was settled prior to the court having determined whether the claims brought therein were nonjusticiable, one of many defenses the plaintiffs recognized posed a substantial risk of non-recovery

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Judges: Kram

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