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VINEBERG v. BISSONNETTE

No. 08-1136.

548 F.3d 50 (2008)

Robert S. VINEBERG, Michael D. Vineberg, and Sydney Feldhammer, As Trustees of the Dr. and Mrs. Stern Foundation, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Maria-Louise BISSONNETTE, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 19, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Levy, for appellant.

Thomas R. Kline, with whom Andrews Kurth LLP was on brief, for appellees.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This case has its roots in one of history's bleakest periods: the Holocaust. It began with the de facto confiscation of a valuable work of art by the Third Reich, which eventually led to the litigation that confronts us today.

In its present form, the case presents a narrow legal question concerning the viability of a laches defense asserted by the current possessor of the work of art in an effort...

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