03658nam 2200745 a 450 991095360430332120200520144314.0978661226944897812822694461282269445978029919333102991933302027/heb06632(CKB)1000000000473471(dli)HEB06632(SSID)ssj0000179746(PQKBManifestationID)11167505(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000179746(PQKBWorkID)10149161(PQKB)10229011(OCoLC)606985665(MdBmJHUP)muse12188(Au-PeEL)EBL3444732(CaPaEBR)ebr10217087(OCoLC)290525773(MiAaPQ)EBC3444732(MiU)KOHA0000000000000000002810(Perlego)4424002(EXLCZ)99100000000047347120030311d2003 ub 0engurmnummmmuuuutxtccrInside a class action the Holocaust and the Swiss banks /Jane Schapiro1st ed.Madison, Wis. University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Booksc20031 online resource (xii, 292 p. )Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780299193300 0299193306 Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-286) and index.Winds of truth -- Looking back -- Plaintiffs speak -- The devil's bridge -- An uneasy alliance -- A rough calculation -- Arguments and motions -- The hearing -- Stucki's ghost -- A victim's fund -- A separate peace -- Money dance -- An accounting -- The reckoning.On October 21, 1996, attorney Michael Hausfeld, with a team of lawyers, filed a class-action complaint against Union Bank of Switzerland, Swiss Bank Corporation, and Credit Suisse on behalf of Holocaust victims. The suit accused the banks of, among other things, acting as the chief financiers for Nazi Germany. Hausfeld wanted to use the suit to prove that the banks not only concealed and refused to return millions of dollars in dormant accounts, but that they acted as a conduit for looted assets and slave labor profits. Such behavior, he charged, violated the code of ethics known as customary international law. On August 12, 1998, the plaintiffs and banks reached a $1.25 billion settlement. Through interviews with a wide range of people involved in the case and detailed research of documents and court transcripts, Jane Schapiro shows the ways that egos, personalities, and values clash in such a complex and emotionally charged case. Inside a Class Action provides an insider's view of a major lawsuit from its inception to its conclusion, which will appeal to anyone interested in human rights, reparations, and international law. ACLS Humanities E-Book.Unjust enrichmentUnited StatesTrialsNew York (State)New YorkClass actions (Civil procedure)New York (State)New YorkHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Banks and banking, SwissUnjust enrichmentTrialsClass actions (Civil procedure)Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Banks and banking, Swiss.347.73/53Schapiro Jane1956-899586MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953604303321Inside a class action2009994UNINA