Legal Opinion
Burger-Fischer v. DeGussa Ag
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 21, 1999No. Civil Action 98-3958(DRD), 98-5019(DRD), 98-4252(DRD), 98-4468(DRD)PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEBEVOISE, Senior District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I Parties and Proceedings. 10
A. The Degussa Cases...250
B. The Siemens Cases .253
C. Defendants’ Motions .254
II Plaintiffs’ Rationale 255
III Context of the Post-war Treaties.262
IV Agreements Concerning Reparations.265
A. Potsdam Agreement.265
B. Paris Agreement.265
C. Bilateral Peace Treaties.266
D. The Transition Agreement.267
E. The London Debt Agreement.268
F. Soviet and Polish Waivers.269
G. Implementation of the Transition Agreement.269
H. The 2 + 4 Treaty.:.272
V Justiciability of Plaintiffs’ Claims.272
A. Existence of Claims.272
B. Status of Private…
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