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Yale objects to lawsuit location

Staff Reporter
Published Monday, March 23, 2009

If Yale has to defend a lawsuit contesting its ownership of Inca artifacts, it would prefer to do so a little closer to campus than Washington, D.C.

Earlier this month, Yale’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Peru’s government in December, claiming that Peru filed suit in the wrong court. The United States District Court in Washington, Yale says, has no jurisdiction over the matter.

“None of Peru’s claims have any merit,” the motion reads. “But even if Peru’s claims had any merit … the District of Columbia would not be the right place to resolve...

#1 By John Y. 6:29a.m. on March 28, 2009

Peru deserves there own cultural artifacts.

Yale should give them back, without any lawsuits.

We are better than this. (IMO)

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