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FREUND v. REPUBLIC OF FRANCE

No. 06 Civ. 1637(RJS).

592 F.Supp.2d 540 (2008)

Mathilde FREUND, Leo Bretholz, Freddie Knoller, et al., individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. The REPUBLIC OF FRANCE, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français, and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Defendants.

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

December 19, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harriet Tamen, Esq., Law Offices of Harriet Tamen, Lucille Alice Roussin, Esq., and Stephen Thran Rodd, Esq., Abbey Spanier Rodd Abrams & Paradis, LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Karen M. Asner, Esq., Owen C. Pell, Esq., and Sali A. Rakower, Esq., White & Case LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant CDC.

Jeremy Goldman Epstein, Esq., Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant France.

Andreas Frank Lowenfeld, Esq., New York University School of Law, New York, NY, for Defendant SNCF.

OPINION AND ORDER

RICHARD J. SULLIVAN, District Judge:

This action arises out of the expropriation of property from thousands of Jews and other "undesirables" during World War II as they were transported by rail to French holding camps, detained at those facilities, and ultimately deported to Nazirun concentration camps. Plaintiffs are Holocaust survivors, as well as the heirs and beneficiaries of some Holocaust victims. They allege that, between August...

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