BERLIN (Reuters) - An 88-year-old U.S. citizen is suing Germany and the state of Bavaria for the return of paintings he says were stolen from his uncle by the Nazis in 1939 and which German authorities uncovered in 2012 among a secret collection of 1,400 art works. Lawyers for David Toren said Germany authorities knew he was the rightful heir of one particular painting, Max Liebermann's "Two Riders on the Beach". By failing to disclose for nearly two years that they Read more [...]

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88-year-old Holocaust survivor, David Toren, is suing for the return of a painting he says was stolen in the late 1930s from his great uncle in Germany. He alleges that the Federal Republic of Germany and the Free State of Bavaria have "perpetuate[d] the persecution of Nazi victims" by not returning artworks they seized in 2012. The Complaint seeks recovery under the theory of bailment and wrongful possession. Toren claims that he is the true owner of the artwork, and that Germany is wrongfully Read more [...]

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