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Lieff Cabraser Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of World Jewish Congress and American Jewish Committee Before U.S. Supreme Court
February 27, 2004
Washington, D.C. -- Lieff Cabraser, with co-counsel, filed a brief amicus curiae on behalf of the World Jewish Congress ("WJC") and the American Jewish Committee ("AJC") in a case addressing whether foreign victims of human rights abuses can file suit in U.S. courts under the Alien Tort Claims Act ("ATCA"). Lieff Cabraser was one of the lead counsel who prosecuted and favorably resolved world-wide class actions for Holocaust victims and survivors.
The ATCA served as a jurisdictional basis for these cases against Swiss, German and Austrian banks, insurers, manufacturers, and other institutions accused of converting Holocaust victim assets, participating in Nazi slave and forced labor programs, and/or other human rights violations. The WJC and the AJC, concerned about making sure all victims of human rights abuse have every avenue of redress available to them, filed the brief to preserve the rights of victims under the ATCA. To read a copy of the amicus brief (in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format), click here.