Legal Opinion
Movsesian v. Victoria Versicherung AG
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 20, 2009No. 07-56722PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge THOMPSON; Dissent by Judge PREGERSON.
THOMPSON, Senior Circúit Judge:
Section 354.4 of the California Code of Civil Procedure extends the statute of limitations until 2010 for claims arising out of life insurance policies issued to “Armenian Genocide vietim[s].” Cal.Civ.Proc.Code § 354.4(c) (West 2006). The primary issue in this appeal is whether § 354.4 interferes with the national government’s conduct of foreign relations. We conclude that it does, and accordingly, we hold that the California statute is preempted. The district court’s order denying the Rule 12(b)(6) motion to…
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