STEINBERG v. COM'N ON HOLOCAUST CLAIMS

No. B179200.

34 Cal.Rptr.3d 944 (2005)

133 Cal.App.4th 689

Manny STEINBERG et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON HOLOCAUST ERA INSURANCE CLAIMS, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

October 20, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shernoff Bidart Darras, Michael M. Shernoff, Claremont, and Michael L. Cohen; Law Office of Lisa Stern and Lisa Stern, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, Constantino G. Panagopoulous and Sabrina Rudnick; Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish, John M. Rochefort and Michael J. Hartley, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.


CROSKEY, Acting P.J.

The foreign policy of the United States with respect to claims for unpaid insurance benefits arising out of the Holocaust era favors settlement over litigation, and provides that the exclusive forum for resolution of such claims should be the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims ("ICHEIC"). While this foreign policy is reflected in executive agreements the President signed with Germany and Austria, the policy itself...

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