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April 16, 1999
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After 13 years of litigation, a historic USD150M compromise
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Atty. Robert Swift |
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Atty. Rod Domingo |
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Mrs. Imelda Marcos |
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settlement for a class suit filed in Honolulu by 9,539 human rights victims tortured, murdered and abused during the regime of dictator Ferdinand Marcos has been reached by the claimants, the Marcos Estate and the Philippine government.
Robert Swift, lead counsel for the suit, said that ''Never before have human rights victims in any country recovered on a judgment against the perpetrator."
Local counsel Rod Domingo said that President Estrada knew about the deal and was instrumental in forging the accord.Other news |
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Plaintiffs and defendant by and through their lead counsel and the Republic of the Philippines by and through the Chairman of the Philippine Commission on Good government enter into this Agreement of Compromise and Settlement providing for the settlement and satisfaction of the Plaintiff Class Final Judgement against the defendant Estate purging the courts order of contempt and all fines based thereon against Imelda R. Marcos and Ferdinand E. Marcos, satisfying the default judgement against Imee Marcos Manotoc in a related action pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth below, and subject to the approval of the Court. Full text |
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SA LAHAT NG MGA KASAPI NG "CLASS SUIT": Ang paunawang ito as sang-ayon sa Order of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii upang ipabatid sa inyong kaalaman ang panukalang kasunduan sa pagitan natin at ng kinatawan ng Estado ni Ferdinand E. Marcos at ng kanyang mga tagapagmana. Tagalog version
TO ALL CLASS MEMBERS: This notice is sent pursuant to the order of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii to inform you of the proposed settlement with the Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos and his heirs in the amount of $150 million. English version |
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ROBERT A. SWIFT, declares under penalty of perjury as follows:
I am an attorney practicing law as a senior member of Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I have been practicing law for over 25 years and am admitted to the bars of many courts, including the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court... Full text |
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Press Statement by Claimants 1081, Inc., February 27, 1999
We in Claimants 1081, on behalf of our 3,000 member-claimants, today welcome the news of the provisional approval by Judge Manuel Real of the Hawaii Federal District Court of the $150 million settlement agreement. The agreement is between the human rights claimants, represented by our lead counsel, Atty. Robert Swift, and the Marcos Estate, represented by Ms. Imelda Marcos and Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
It is a definite and historic step towards justice and the eventual indemnification for Marcos human rights victims. The settlement agreement essentially represents an explicit admission by the Marcos family of the liability of former president and dictator Marcos for the human rights crimes of forced disappearance, summary execution, and torture committed against the 9,539 Filipino citizens and class suit members. Full text |
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