Thursday, March 29, 2012

News: Rubin v. Iran Cases Move Forward in First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

 Cultural Heritage Lawyer Rick St. Hilaire comments on the status of Rubin et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Thursday, March 29, 2012


Rubin v. Iran Cases Move Forward in First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

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Jenny Rubin and others hurt by a 1997 terrorist attack in Israel filed a 92 page brief yesterday in the First Circuit Court of Appeals.  Rubin et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran v. Museum of Fine Arts and Harvard University et al. is a case where the appellants seek to enforce a judgment awarded to them under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) by acquiring cultural artifacts claimed to be owned by Iran.  The objects sought are located in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Meanwhile, Rubin et al. have also filed an appeal of their Seventh Circuit court case with the U.S. Supreme Court.  That case involves an attempt to attach objects located at museums in Chicago.


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1 comment:

Rick St. Hilaire said...

Here is an update on the case: http://culturalheritagelawyer.blogspot.com/2012/06/rubin-v-iran-harvard-art-museums-and.html