Legal Opinion
Weisshaus v. Swiss Bankers Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 21, 2000No. Docket No. 00-7045PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
The Polish American Defense Committee (“PADC”) and six named individuals appeal from a December 7, 1999 order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Edward R. Korman, Judge) that denied their motion to intervene in a consolidated class action lawsuit seeking redress for wrongs arising out of defendants’ “knowing participation and complicity in crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, and war crimes” committed against plaintiffs by the Nazi regime.1 The proposed intervenors object to the certification of a narrower…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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