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Last week, on behalf of our client Alexander Khochinsky, an art dealer, we filed a petition to rehear
en banc the June 18, 2021 decision by a three-judge panel affirming the dismissal of the lawsuit against Poland for lack of subject matter jurisdiction (
i.e., sovereign immunity). The case invokes three provisions of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1605 (the FSIA): the implicit waiver exception, the counterclaim exception, and the non-commercial tort exception. The basis on which we seek rehearing is simple: if the holding of the District Court and panel of the DC Circuit is the law, then no one is safe in the United States from any number of rogue regimes that abuse the extradition system for discriminatory and persecutory reasons.
Brief / June 18, 2021
A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the dismissal of Alexander Khochinsky’s suit against Poland over its attempt to extradite him over his possession of a painting that Poland says was stolen by Nazi forces. Khochinsky had offered the painting to Poland in exchange for restitution for the loss of his family’s land during the Nazi invasion.
Cameron Langford / June 18, 2021
Neurologists say their discovery of a “Mozart effect” could lead to customized music treatments for people plagued by epileptic seizures.
Associated Press / June 11, 2021
The estate of pop artist Robert Indiana has reached a settlement that keeps intact a longstanding relationship with Morgan Art Foundation, which holds the copyright for his iconic 1960s “LOVE” series, to promote and preserve his work.