COMPANIES STILL AVOID RESPONSIBILITY Palm Beach Edition
The Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, recently cleared the way for survivors of the Nazi labor program to begin receiving compensation, following a U.S. court's decision to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against German banks that profited from slavery during the Holocaust. Th...
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| Published in | Sun-sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Tribune Publishing Company, LLC
23.07.2001
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| Summary: | The Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, recently cleared the way for survivors of the Nazi labor program to begin receiving compensation, following a U.S. court's decision to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against German banks that profited from slavery during the Holocaust. The survivors joined the banks in seeking dismissal because the parties reached a deal: the German companies will receive virtual immunity in U.S. courts and survivors will receive what has generously been referred to as a "dignified sum." |
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