MARTIN HILTI FAMILY TRUST v. KNOEDLER GALLERY, LLC

Nos. 13 Civ. 0657(PGG), 13 Civ. 1193(PGG), 13 Civ. 3011(PGG).

137 F.Supp.3d 430 (2015)

The MARTIN HILTI FAMILY TRUST, Plaintiff, v. KNOEDLER GALLERY, LLC d/b/a Knoedler & Company, Ann Freedman, Michael Hammer, 8-31 Holdings, Inc., Glafira Rosales, Jose Carlos Bergantinos Diaz, Jesus Angel Bergantinos Diaz, Pei-Shen Qian, Per Haubro Jensen, Jaime Andrade, and Hammer Galleries, LLC, Defendants. Frances Hamilton White, Plaintiff, v. Ann Freedman, Glafira Rosales, Knoedler Gallery, LLC, d/b/a Knoedler & Company, Michael Hammer, 8-31 Holdings, Inc., José Carlos Bergantinos Diaz, Jaime R. Andrade, Jesus Angel Bergantinos Diaz, and Pei Shen Qian, Defendants. The Arthur Taubman Trust, Eugenia Taubman, and Nicholas Taubman, Plaintiffs, v. Knoedler Gallery, LLC, d/b/a Knoedler & Company, 8-31 Holdings, Inc., Ann Freedman, Michael Hammer, Glafira Rosales, and José Carlos Bergantinos Diaz, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

Signed September 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Janowitz , Rebecca Marie Siegel , Stephanie Rachel Kline , William Laurence Charron , Pryor Cashman LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff.

Charles David Schmerler , India Decarmine, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Mark Allen Robertson , Sarah E. O'Connell , Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Silvia L. Serpe , Eric B. Einisman , Paul W. Ryan , Serpe Ryan LLC, Nicholas A. Gravante, Jr. , Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, New York, NY, Luke William Nikas , Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER

In these actions, Plaintiffs claim that certain paintings they purchased from Defendant Knoedler Gallery, LLC ("Knoedler") are forgeries. In addition to Knoedler, all Plaintiffs name the following as defendants: 8-31 Holdings Inc. ("8-31"), Knoedler's sole member;...

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