LEADER 03658nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910953604303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612269448 010 $a9781282269446 010 $a1282269445 010 $a9780299193331 010 $a0299193330 024 7 $a2027/heb06632 035 $a(CKB)1000000000473471 035 $a(dli)HEB06632 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000179746 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11167505 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000179746 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10149161 035 $a(PQKB)10229011 035 $a(OCoLC)606985665 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12188 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444732 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10217087 035 $a(OCoLC)290525773 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444732 035 $a(MiU)KOHA0000000000000000002810 035 $a(Perlego)4424002 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000473471 100 $a20030311d2003 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmnummmmuuuu 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInside a class action $ethe Holocaust and the Swiss banks /$fJane Schapiro 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMadison, Wis. $cUniversity of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 292 p. ) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780299193300 311 08$a0299193306 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-286) and index. 327 $aWinds 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. 330 8 $aOn 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 $1.25 billion settlement. Through interviews with a wide range of people involved in the case and detailed research of documents and court transcripts, Jane Schapiro shows the ways that egos, personalities, and values clash in such a complex and emotionally charged case. Inside a Class Action provides an insider's view of a major lawsuit from its inception to its conclusion, which will appeal to anyone interested in human rights, reparations, and international law. 410 0$aACLS Humanities E-Book. 606 $aUnjust enrichment$zUnited States 606 $aTrials$zNew York (State)$zNew York 606 $aClass actions (Civil procedure)$zNew York (State)$zNew York 606 $aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 606 $aBanks and banking, Swiss 615 0$aUnjust enrichment 615 0$aTrials 615 0$aClass actions (Civil procedure) 615 0$aHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 615 0$aBanks and banking, Swiss. 676 $a347.73/53 700 $aSchapiro$b Jane$f1956-$0899586 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910953604303321 996 $aInside a class action$92009994 997 $aUNINA