A German foundation created to compensate victims of Nazi slave labor is hoping that pending class-action lawsuits will be lifted this year to allow payments to begin. Dieter Kastrup, chairman of the committee running the fund, said he is hopeful that a key hearing before a U.S. court now scheduled for Jan. 24 could be held before Christmas.
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