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HILAO v. ESTATE OF MARCOS

No. 95-56823.

95 F.3d 848 (1996)

Celsa HILAO, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ESTATE OF Ferdinand E. MARCOS, Defendant, and Swiss Bank Corporation and Credit Suisse, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 11, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Rauch, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York City; Paul J. Bschorr, Dewey Ballantine, New York City, for appellants.

Robert A. Swift, Kohn Swift & Graf, Philadelphia, PA; Jon M. Van Dyke, Honolulu, HI, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of proceedings to enforce a judgment of nearly $2 billion against the Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos in favor of nearly 10,000 class plaintiffs (referred to hereinafter collectively as "Hilao") who suffered (or are family members of those who suffered) torture, "disappearance", and summary execution during Marcos' tenure as president of the Philippines.1 Swiss Bank Corporation and Credit Suisse...

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