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Case Summary
Barnet & Sotheby's v. Greece
Barnet et al. v. Ministry of Culture & Sports of the Hellenic Republic, No. 18-cv-4963, Document 29 (S.D.N.Y. June 21, 2019) (denying defendant's motion to dismiss), rev’d and remanded 19-2171 (2nd Cir. June 9, 2020),1:18-cv-04963, Document 37 (S.D.N.Y. July 17, 2020).
Précis
At issue in this federal case in the Southern District of New York is the rightful ownership of an ancient Greek bronze figurine pulled from a May 2018 Sotheby’s New York auction just before the sale when the Greek Ministry of Culture claimed it as Greek cultural property. The Barnet family, consignors of the bronze, and Sotheby’s brought this action for declaratory relief to assert their rightful ownership. Also at issue was whether the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) shielded ...
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