Le cabinet de l’avocat californien Vartkes Yeghiayan communique la décision de la Cour suprême

June 11th, 2013June 13th, 2013 Raffi

The U.S Supreme Court today denied lead plaintiff Harry Arzoumanian’s petition for review of a 9th Circuit Court ruling, in the case of Arzoumanian vs. Munich RE. By way of background, Arzoumanian and other plaintiffs are suing Munich RE for unpaid insurance claims arising out of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The lower court interpreted the California law that allows heirs of genocide survivors to file suit against insurance companies and other entities as an intrusion upon the federal government’s right to conduct foreign relations. The 9th Circuit Court…

USA : une décision de la Cour suprême dans l’affaire de plaignant contre Munich Re

May 27th, 2013 Raffi

Decision by Supreme Court on Arzoumanian certiorari to be issued on June 10. Every term, the Supreme Court receives several thousand petitions for certiorari, which ask for the Justices to review the previous proceedings and decisions made by lower courts, tribunals, or public authorities. In the United States, certiorari is most often seen as the "writ" that the Supreme Court of the United States issues in order to review a lower court's judgment for legal (reversible) errors and review, where no appeal is available as a matter of right. Of…