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Article

21 Aug 2009

Author:
Amanda Bronstad, National Law Journal [USA]

Armenian genocide claims pre-empted by U.S. foreign policy, 9th Circuit rules [USA]

A federal appeals court has dealt a major blow to descendants of Armenian genocide victims, ruling that a California law that had opened the door to several multimillion-dollar settlements against life insurance companies is unconstitutional. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit tossed out the law on Aug. 20, ruling 2-1 that U.S. foreign policy, which does not officially recognize the Armenian genocide, pre-empts California's statute. [refers to Axa, New York Life, Aviva, Deutsche Bank, Munich Re]