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ARMENIANS GIVEN GO-AHEAD FOR LAWSUIT OVER TURKISH GENOCIDE INSURANCE BENEFITS
AllGov.com
Dec 15 2010
Armenian Genocide Survivors (photo: Armenian Reporter) A class action
lawsuit involving the nearly century-old Armenia genocide has been
cleared to proceed in U.S. federal court after a panel of appellate
judges reversed its own decision from last year.
Lead plaintiff Vazken Movsesian and other Californian Armenians filed
their lawsuit in 2003 against two German insurers owned by Munich Re.
Seeking damages for bad faith, breach of contract and constructive
trust, the plaintiffs relied on a California law giving genocide
victims until the end of 2010 to file insurance claims.
The mass extermination of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire occurred
between 1915 and 1923. No official death toll exists, but estimates
range from half a million to 1.5 million people.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the plaintiffs in 2009,
arguing that federal policy forbade California from recognizing
the genocide. In its new ruling, the court cited ~Sthe number
of expressions of federal executive and legislative support for
recognition of the Armenian genocide~T and decided to allow the case
to proceed.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
From: A. Papazian
AllGov.com
Dec 15 2010
Armenian Genocide Survivors (photo: Armenian Reporter) A class action
lawsuit involving the nearly century-old Armenia genocide has been
cleared to proceed in U.S. federal court after a panel of appellate
judges reversed its own decision from last year.
Lead plaintiff Vazken Movsesian and other Californian Armenians filed
their lawsuit in 2003 against two German insurers owned by Munich Re.
Seeking damages for bad faith, breach of contract and constructive
trust, the plaintiffs relied on a California law giving genocide
victims until the end of 2010 to file insurance claims.
The mass extermination of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire occurred
between 1915 and 1923. No official death toll exists, but estimates
range from half a million to 1.5 million people.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the plaintiffs in 2009,
arguing that federal policy forbade California from recognizing
the genocide. In its new ruling, the court cited ~Sthe number
of expressions of federal executive and legislative support for
recognition of the Armenian genocide~T and decided to allow the case
to proceed.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
From: A. Papazian