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    Art Advisor Lisa Schiff Hit With ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Lawsuit After an Adrian Ghenie Art-Flipping Deal Goes Awry

    Disgruntled former clients have pointed to "lavish" spending and accused Schiff of running a Ponzi scheme.

    By Eileen Kinsella, May 12, 2023

  • Law

    KAWS Has Won a Key Victory in His Lawsuit Against a Singapore Counterfeiter Churning Out Knockoffs of His Toys and Art

    KAWS won $900,000 in damages.

    By Eileen Kinsella, May 4, 2023

  • Law

    A Former OpenSea Manager Has Been Convicted in the First Major NFT Insider Trading Case

    Nathaniel Chastain now faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

    By Richard Whiddington, May 4, 2023

  • Law

    An Art Collector Is Suing His Former Attorney For Allegedly Stealing a $5 Million Andy Warhol Painting 

    Stuart Pivar sold the painting to his lawyer for $100,000, then wanted to buy it back for $150,000. The attorney refused.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 28, 2023

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    Nigeria Has Transferred Ownership of the Benin Bronzes to Its Royal Leader, Creating a ‘Better Environment’ for Future Restitution

    The ruler, Oba Ewuare II, will be responsible for managing where the sculptures are housed.

    By Vivienne Chow, Apr 27, 2023

  • Law

    Yuga Labs Has Won Its Lawsuit Against Artist Ryder Ripps for His Copycat Versions of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs

    The court found that Ripps and his collaborator had infringed on the company's trademark.

    By Richard Whiddington, Apr 24, 2023

  • Law

    Düsseldorf Has Finally Restituted a Wilhelm von Schadow Painting to a Jewish Dealer’s Heirs After a Long Legal Battle

    The painting was surrendered in 1937 by the Jewish art dealer Max Stern.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 24, 2023

  • Law

    The Princess Who Resides in the Roman Villa With the Only Known Caravaggio Ceiling Mural Has Finally Left After a Long Eviction Saga

    The princess has been embroiled in a legal battle with her stepsons.

    By Sarah Cascone, Apr 21, 2023

  • Law

    The Jewish Heirs of the $250 Million Guelph Treasure Have Appealed a U.S. Court’s Dismissal of Their Restitution Suit

    The long-running restitution suit was dismissed in last year due to lack of jurisdiction.

    By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 19, 2023

  • Law

    A Court Has Ruled That a Controversial Miriam Cahn Painting, Targeted by Far-Right Censors, Can Remain Hanging at the Palais de Tokyo

    This is the second legal pronouncement on the work, following weeks of controversy fueled by figures in France’s far-right.

    By Devorah Lauter, Apr 14, 2023

  • Law

    Italy’s New Bill Will Impose Five-Figure Fines on Climate Activists and Others Who Deface Cultural Heritage Sites

    The bill comes just weeks after an eco-activist group dyed the water in Rome’s Barcaccia Fountain black. 

    By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 13, 2023

  • Law

    Agents Raided a Foundation Dedicated to Victor Vasarely and Seized More Than 100 Paintings by the Op Art Pioneer

    The raid marks the latest chapter in a long legal battle between Vasarely’s heirs over ownership of his work. 

    By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 12, 2023

  • Law

    Germany’s Culture Minister Is Calling on a Munich Museum to Resolve a Years-Long Restitution Dispute Over a Prized Picasso Painting

    The Bavarian State Painting Collections has declined to allow German's lost art commission hear the case.

    By Sarah Cascone, Mar 31, 2023

  • Law

    Ireland Has Been Giving Creative Workers $1,400 a Month in an Economic Experiment That Will Soon Shape National Policy

    2,000 Irish artists are receiving weekly checks of $350 as part of the three-year program.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 30, 2023

  • Law

    The Italian Museum That Owns Leonardo’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ Has Successfully Sued to Stop Production of a 1,000-Piece Puzzle Based on the Work

    An Italian court has blocked the puzzle company from producing and selling the product.

    By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 30, 2023

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