Torts/Personal Injury,
U.S. Supreme Court
May 3, 2022
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza decision is helpful for looted art claimants, but is not a silver bullet
The Cassirer case will be remanded to the lower court, which will decide the heirs’ claims based on the property laws of California, as opposed to those of Spain, where the painting is currently held in a state-run museum.
While the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation 20-1566 (U.S. Supreme Court, filed May 5, 2021) certainly represents an important and exciting step forward for the heirs of Lilly Cassirer Neubauer, it is unlikely to have a broad impact on art restitution cases going forward.
The Court did not decide who owns the work, Rue St Honoré, apres-midi, effet de pluie (1897) by Danish-French Im...
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