Queens Survivor Near Swiss Deal: Six-figure pact with bank would be first approved by court. EXCLUSIVE

From: The New York Jewish Week | Date: March 27, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Queens Survivor Near Swiss Deal: Six-figure pact with bank would be first approved by court. EXCLUSIVE

STEWART AIN

Staff Writer

Estelle Sapir of Queens, whose 52-year fight to gain access to her father's Credit Suisse bank account epitomized the plight of Jews denied access to the Swiss accounts of Holocaust victims, is on the verge of reaching a six-figure settlement with the bank, The Jewish Week has learned.

The settlement would be the first approved by the court involving a plaintiff in the class-action lawsuits filed by Holocaust survivors and their heirs against Swiss banks for ...

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