A lawyer representing Holocaust survivors said he plans to file suits against four more Austrian firms for their dealings with the Nazis. Ed Fagan told an Austrian news agency that he plans to use the suits as leverage in settlement talks with the firms, three of which are banks. His comments came after the Bank of Austria, the country’s largest bank, agreed Monday to a settlement of Holocaust-era claims.
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