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Converium: Dutch court has jurisdiction to declare an international collective settlement of mass claims binding

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands, USA
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  • November 16 2010

On 12 November 2010, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal delivered an important decision regarding an international collective settlement of mass claims using the Shell decision as a precedent

Recognition of a U.S. class action settlement in the Netherlands

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands, USA
  • -
  • August 26 2010

A Dutch court recognised the judgment by a U.S. court approving a worldwide class action settlement under U.S. law, thereby barring class members who did not opt out from ever bringing a claim against the defendants anywhere in the world