Number: RL32448 Title: Holocaust-era Insurance Claims: Federal Court Decisions and State Statutes and Federal Legislative Proposals Authors: Douglas Reid Weimer and Janice E. Rubin, American Law Division Abstract: This report will discusses in detail the Supreme Court case and the lower court decisions that preceded it, providing only so much information on the background and history of the issue as is necessary to an appreciation of the litigation. The Appendix to this report provides, in chart form, summaries of currently existing state laws, including those containing provisions that are similar or identical to those in Californias HVIRA that were struck down. Pages: 18 Date: June 21, 2004