Topic
Restitution
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Intellectual Property
Return Sales Of Looted Art To Nazis And Their Families Prompt Government Investigation In Bavaria
On the heels of a shocking report last month that artworks stolen from Holocaust victims were returned to Nazis and their families after World War II, the Bavarian Parliament art…
HHR Art Law
A Proposed Uniform Statute of Limitations for Nazi-Plundered Art and Cultural Property
Read time: 4 minutes No one knows exactly how much art and cultural property the Nazis stole during what Agnes Peresztegi has called “the greatest art theft in history.” According…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Intriguing Ninth Circuit ruling about restitution and forfeiture and the Excessive Fines Clause
Main June 13, 2016Intriguing Ninth Circuit ruling about restitution and forfeiture and the Excessive Fines ClauseThe Ninth Circuit handed down an interesting new opinion dealing with various challenges to various…
Wiley Executive Summary
Restitution for Criminal Acts Uninsurable Under Pennsylvania Law
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, predicting Pennsylvania law, has held that restitution for criminal acts is uninsurable as a matter of public policy. Darwin Nat’l…
Food Safety News
No restitution for Peanut Corporation of America victims
By Dan Flynn
The four men in federal prison for their crimes involving the Peanut Corporation of America and a deadly Salmonella outbreak won’t have to pay any restitution to their victims, federal…
Corporate Governance & Internal Investigations Advisor
Companies in Florida Face Difficult Road in Recovering Restitution from Criminal Employees
A company whose employee embezzles money has limited options for recovering its losses. Often, a company must rely on law enforcement to seize the employee’s assets before the employee can…
Legal Profession Blog
Pay Back
The New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department has held that restitution had been properly ordered against a suspended attorney who misappropriated client funds.At the restitution hearing, the…
Legal Profession Blog
Restitution Required For Indefinitely Suspended Attorney
Dan Travas summarizes a disciplinary case decided yesterday by the Ohio Supreme CourtThe Ohio Supreme Court today indefinitely suspended a Michigan man who reported to authorities that his failing health…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Ponzi Scheme Victims Set To Receive Additional Restitution After Settlement
While the scheming of Bernie Madoff has held the national spotlight over the years his was but one ponzi scheme running before the financial collapse of 2008. Texan Allen Stanford…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Restitution and the Excessive Fines Clause”
Main February 7, 2016"Restitution and the Excessive Fines Clause"The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Kevin Bennardo now available via SSRN. Here…