Antiquities Investigation

<span style="font-weight: 400;">A federal court in New York <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/antiquities.pdf"><strong>dismissed</strong></a> art dealers’ claims against Swiss government agencies that ordered the plaintiffs’ antiquities to remain in a Geneva warehouse pending the outcome of a criminal investigation into the origin of the items.</span>

NEW YORK – A federal court in New York dismissed art dealers’ claims against Swiss government agencies that ordered the plaintiffs’ antiquities to remain in a Geneva warehouse pending the outcome of a criminal investigation into the origin of the items. The court found that the antiquities were not taken in violation of international law.

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