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BARNET v. MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND SPORTS

No. 19-2171-cv August Term 2019.

961 F.3d 193 (2020)

Howard J. BARNET, AS TRUSTEE OF the 2012 SARETTA BARNET REVOCABLE TRUST, Peter L. Barnet, as Trustee of the 2012 Saretta Barnet Revocable Trust, Jane L. Barnet, as Trustee of the 2012 Saretta Barnet Revocable Trust, Sotheby's, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND SPORTS OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: June 9, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Stein , Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, New York ( Randall T. Adams , Bayard P. Brown , and Minji Reem on the brief), for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Andrew Z. Schwartz , Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, Massachusetts ( Leila A. Amineddoleh on the brief), for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: Hall, Lynch, and Menashi, Circuit Judges.

In this appeal, we decide whether Greece's assertion of ownership over an ancient horse figurine was "in connection with a commercial activity" by Greece within the meaning of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. We conclude that the assertion of ownership was in connection with Greece's enactment and enforcement of patrimony...

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