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- catalog abstract ""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 clashed 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b12876640.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""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."".
- catalog description ""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 clashed 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-286) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "xii, 292 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Inside a class action.".
- catalog identifier "0299193306 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Inside a class action.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press,".
- catalog relation "Inside a class action.".
- catalog spatial "New York (State) New York.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "347.73/53 21".
- catalog subject "Banks and banking, Swiss.".
- catalog subject "Class actions (Civil procedure) New York (State) New York.".
- catalog subject "Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)".
- catalog subject "KF228.H65 S52 2003".
- catalog subject "Trials New York (State) New York.".
- catalog subject "Unjust enrichment United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "Inside a class action : the Holocaust and the Swiss banks / Jane Schapiro.".
- catalog type "text".