SUSSMAN v. BANK OF ISRAEL

No. 1204, Docket 92-7981.

990 F.2d 71 (1993)

Erwin SUSSMAN and Ira Guilden, deceased, By and Through Paul Guilden, his personal representative, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BANK OF ISRAEL, Ministry of Finance of the Government of Israel, Bank Hapoalim, Ltd., Moses Mandelbaum, Galia Maor, Zeev Eveles, and John Does 1-5, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 6, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Lewin, Washington, DC (Seth P. Waxman, Michael J. Barta, Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, Washington, DC, Richard H. Dolan, Schlam, Stone & Dolan, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jonathan J. Lerner, New York City (Angela G. Garcia, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, on the brief), for defendants-appellees.

Before NEWMAN and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges, and METZNER, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from the September 16, 1992, order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Charles S. Haight, Jr., Judge) dismissing on grounds of forum non conveniens a suit arising out of the activities of an Israeli bank, the North American Bank. The Bank was liquidated by Israeli authorities in 1988. The suit is brought by Erwin Sussman and Ira Guilden, who is deceased and is suing by his personal representative. Sussman...

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