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July 30 2010
Armenian-American Lawyers, Including Mark Geragos, Seek Class-Action
Status In Suit Against Turkey
By Dennis Romero, Fri., Jul. 30 2010 @ 6:08AM Categories: Trials
A group of Armenian-American lawyers this week sought class-action
status for a lawsuit that seeks undisclosed damages from Turkey and
Turkish banks for property seized when Armenians were driven from the
Turkish Ottoman Empire nearly 100 years ago, according to Associated
Press.
The federal suit, which also seeks Turkish recognition of the Armenian
genocide, includes one plaintiff from Los Angeles and one from New
York. Its attorneys, including L.A. celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos,
want class-action status for the action, meaning any
Armenian-Americans who claim to have ancestors who were ripped off by
the Turkish government and Turkish banks would have an opportunity to
join in.
"All of the lawyers involved have relatives who perished or fled the
Armenian genocide, which gives it a special poignancy for us," Geragos
told AP.
The attorneys believe an accounting of Armenian cash and property kept
by Turkey and its banks could have a value in the billions of dollars.
http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/trials/armenian-american-turkey/
From: A. Papazian
July 30 2010
Armenian-American Lawyers, Including Mark Geragos, Seek Class-Action
Status In Suit Against Turkey
By Dennis Romero, Fri., Jul. 30 2010 @ 6:08AM Categories: Trials
A group of Armenian-American lawyers this week sought class-action
status for a lawsuit that seeks undisclosed damages from Turkey and
Turkish banks for property seized when Armenians were driven from the
Turkish Ottoman Empire nearly 100 years ago, according to Associated
Press.
The federal suit, which also seeks Turkish recognition of the Armenian
genocide, includes one plaintiff from Los Angeles and one from New
York. Its attorneys, including L.A. celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos,
want class-action status for the action, meaning any
Armenian-Americans who claim to have ancestors who were ripped off by
the Turkish government and Turkish banks would have an opportunity to
join in.
"All of the lawyers involved have relatives who perished or fled the
Armenian genocide, which gives it a special poignancy for us," Geragos
told AP.
The attorneys believe an accounting of Armenian cash and property kept
by Turkey and its banks could have a value in the billions of dollars.
http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/trials/armenian-american-turkey/
From: A. Papazian