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Christie’s v. Turner

Christie’s, Inc. v. Turner et al., No. 1:20-cv-03146 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 20, 2020).

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This contract dispute pending in federal court in New York involves an auction house, a consignor, a buyer, and the sale of a Rubens painting. After consigning the painting to Christie's, but before the auction, Deborah L. Turner made an unsuccessful attempt to withdraw it from the April 2018 sale. The Sean N. Parker Foundation placed the winning bid at Christie’s auction. All three parties entered arbitration over the ownership of the work…

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Christie’s, Inc. v. Turner, JAMS. Ref. No. 1425029863 (2020) (Young, Arb.).

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