Lawsuits
Alaska souvenir store accused of selling artefacts falsely labelled as authentic ‘Native art’
The lawsuit comes amid a crackdown on sales of fake Native American artefacts
MoMA trustee Leon Black settles lawsuit with the US Virgin Islands over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
He will pay $62.5m to exempt him from legal claims related to Epstein’s sex trafficking
Lawsuit to halt melting of Confederate statue at centre of deadly Virginia rally largely dismissed
The city of Charlottesville still faces possible legal action
Yet again, a US court dismisses Nazi-era Guelph Treasure art lawsuit
The descendants of the €200m collection's Jewish former owners had appealed a 2022 regional court ruling
California man on trial for allegedly importing Roman mosaic looted during Syrian civil war to US
Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi is accused of misrepresenting the true value of a mosaic that was looted from Syria in 2015
Florida judge squashes copyright infringement lawsuit over Maurizio Cattelan’s banana
The judge dismissed a suit brought by artist Joe Morford claiming he had made the original taped-banana work in 2001
Art advisor Lisa Schiff is cooperating with authorities investigating her business, her lawyer says
The high-profile art advisor is liquidating her firm and can no longer afford the “lavish lifestyle” she was accused of in two lawsuits filed against her by a former client
Art world fraudster Anna Sorokin sued by her lawyer for $150,000 in unpaid fees
Sorokin's former lawyer, who faces charges of financial crimes herself, has accused the notorious scammer with withholding payments
How a lawsuit over a jointly owned Anna Weyant painting is making opaque art market structures more transparent
Governments are increasingly aware of the risks involved with using shell companies and other complex dealings to trade art
US Supreme Court rules against Andy Warhol Foundation in closely watched copyright lawsuit
The case, which pitted the Andy Warhol Foundation against photographer Lynn Goldsmith, may have major repercussions for artists who build upon others’ work
New York adviser Lisa Schiff reportedly shuts business amid clients’ $2m lawsuit
The outspoken adviser appears to have closed her Tribeca gallery and is unreachable amid accusations that she defrauded collectors of profits from the sale of an Adrian Ghenie painting
Judge refuses to toss two copyright infringement lawsuits against Richard Prince
New York judge says the appropriation artist's New Portraits series does not achieve the level of transformation necessary to shield him from litigation
New York collector sues his lawyer for allegedly stealing Warhol canvas
The collector, Stuart Pivar, claims he sold the 1977 portrait of himself to his lawyer for $100,000 because he needed cash quickly; he is now suing that lawyer for $10m
Bored Ape Yacht Club creators score legal victory in lawsuit against artists who made copycat NFT collection
Yuga Labs has won a partial victory in its legal dispute with artists Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen; the decision could impact future copyright copyright rules in Web3
Lawsuit filed to block university's sale of Georgia O’Keeffe painting to fund dormitory renovations
Indiana-based Valparaiso University is reportedly hoping to raise $20m with the sale of works by O’Keeffe, Childe Hassam and Frederic Church from its museum’s collection
First-ever insider trading trial over NFTs set to begin in Manhattan court
A former OpenSea employee has been accused of insider trading; the outcome of the case may change the meaning of that phrase forever
Florida bill would allow civilians to sue over damage to or removal of Confederate monuments
The proposed legislation is seen as an effort to defend Confederate monuments and markers in the public sphere by streamlining civil lawsuits
Appeals court judges hear latest argument in Nazi-era Guelph Treasure restitution claim
Heirs of the dealers who sold the collection of medieval artefacts to the Prussian government claim their case can be heard in US court because the dealers were not German citizens at the time of the sale
Victor Vasarely works seized in Puerto Rico amid longstanding family feud over Op artist’s legacy
More than 100 paintings by the late artist and his son were allegedly taken in the FBI raid
Deal reached in dispute over Van Gogh painting held at Detroit Institute of Arts
While the parties have reached an agreement, the museum says it spent $100,000 on its defence and that the injunction against it sets a dangerous precedent
Hong Kong heiress sues gallery over alleged £500,000 Banksy fraud
Karen Lo says the dealer Pearl Lam never followed through with her purchase of a well-known painting by the secretive British artist
Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by Peter Max’s daughter seeking damages from artist’s caregiver
The renowned Pop artist, who has suffered from Alzheimer’s-induced dementia for the better part of a decade, is at the centre of a years-long legal war
New York court rules against repatriation of ancient artefact to Turkey
A marble idol known as the “Stargazer” will remain in the collection of billionaire Michael Steinhardt
Dismissal of billionaire collector and MoMA trustee Leon Black’s racketeering lawsuit upheld
Black claimed he was the victim of a conspiracy to push him out of his private equity firm
Hermès wins lawsuit against maker of MetaBirkins NFTs
A jury ruled NFT artist Mason Rothschild’s line of digital handbags was subject to trademark law
Defendants seek dismissal of copyright infringement lawsuit brought by collage artist Deborah Roberts
"There is no precedent for copyright protections on an artistic style," says a lawyer for artist Lynthia Edwards and dealer Richard Beavers
Artist’s lawsuit against school that sought to cover up his murals heads to appeals court
A district court sided with the school in late 2021, but artist Sam Kerson hopes an appeals court decision will help keep his Underground Railroad murals on view
Was Van Gogh's olive grove landscape another Nazi-era 'forced sale'?
We uncover the tangled tale of the painting controversially sold off by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1972 and now in an Athens museum
Detroit Institute of Arts ordered to keep Van Gogh painting as lawsuit over its ownership heads to appeals court
A judge had previously dismissed the lawsuit brought against the Michigan museum in a dispute over the canvas “The Novel Reader”
Jewish collectors’ heirs sue the Guggenheim for return of Blue Period Picasso
The heirs of Karl and Rosi Adler claim “Woman Ironing (La repasseuse)” (1904) was sold under duress by the fleeing couple and are seeking its return—or as much as $200m in compensation