This month Katie and Steve talk about a few important art law cases from 2018 ranging from Nazi looting, to Italian fisherman discovering an ancient Greek statue, to the risks catalogue raisonné committees face when offering even indirect opinions on authenticity.  The specific cases discussed are Von Saher v. Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena, No. 16-56308 (9thCir. 2018); the Getty Bronze case decided by the Italian Court of Cassation; and Mayor Gallery Ltd. v. The Agnes Martin Catalogue Raisonné LLC, No. 655489/2016, 2018 WL 1638810 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Apr. 5, 2018). Resources: https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/16-56308/16-56308-2018-07-30.pdf?ts=1532970120 https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/von-saher-v-norton-simon-museum-of-art-at-pasadena/ https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/cranach-norton-simon - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/arts/design/getty-bronze-italy-ruling.html https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/italian-court-says-getty-museum-must-surrender-a-prized-bronze - https://news.artnet.com/art-world/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-agnes-martin-committee-1260539 http://www.artnews.com/2018/04/06/dismissing-suit-agnes-martin-catalogue-raisonne-committee-judge-bolsters-embattled-art-authentication-field/ 2018.04.05 Order Granting Martin Motion to Dismiss