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The Restitution Study Group,
Inc. is a not-for-profit
organization pursuing restitution
for injuries inflicted upon
oppressed people.
501(c)3 status is pending.
CONTACT: rsgincorp@yahoo.com or 917-365-3007
WEB PAGE: www.rsgincorp.com
PART I OF THIS PETITION: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/reparationscorporations/ NEW DEVELOPMENTS Federal Appeals Court Upholds Slave Descendants\' Fraud Claims Against Major Banks, Insurers http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2006/12/81239.html Bank of America, JPMorgan Slave Trade Cases Reinstated by Court http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/newspid=newsarchive&sid=aRCQp48f6z2k Link to Decision (click on Opinion): http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/fdocs/docs.fwxcaseno=05-3265&submit=showdkt&yr=05&num=3265 Blacks In Government Demand Slavery Restitution From Aetna http://www.blacknews.com/pr/blacksingovernment101.html Slave Descendant Pushes Aetna Boycott http://www.nysun.com/article/43552 Video: Boycott Announcement: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=X8_sfuw75y0 Audio: Reparations Lawsuit Oral Argument, September 27, 2006 http://rsgincorp.zoomshare.com/files/05-3265.mp3 Video: Appeals Court to Hear Arguments for Reparations - CBS2Chicago http://cbs2chicago.com/video/id=26372@wbbm.dayport.com Court Hears Appeal of Slavery Reparations Case - Chicago Sun Times http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/74833,CST-NWS-slave28.article Descendants of Slaves Defend Right to Sue - Contra Costa Times http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/nation/15627836.htm Court Asked to Reinstate Slavery Reparations Case - Hartford Courant http://www.courant.com/business/hc-slavery0928.artsep28,0,7984016.storycoll=hc-headlines-business Banks Named in Reparations Lawsuit - Dow Jones Market Watch http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspxguid=%7B15755CFA-9BFE-4C81-9F72-B255C721EC86%7D&print=true&dist=printTop Boycott JP MorganChase Student Loans -- One Student Campaign, http://www.onestudent.us Activist Vows to Appeal Dismissed Slavery Lawsuit, http://www.participate.net/node/304 Reparations suit tossed, 7/6/05 http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/slave06.html Restitution Town Hall Meetings http://www.rsgincorp.com/townhall.html Seeking More Than Just Apologies for Slavery http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/19/AR2005061900694_pf.html Wachovia Apologizes for Predecessor\'s Links to Slavery http://www.wachovia.com/misc/0,,877,00.htmlDCMP=ILL-2433&ATTINFO=7759-lowerleft JP Morgan Chase To Pay $5 million in restitution http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4193797.stm INFORMATION ON REPARATIONS LAWSUITS AGAINST CORPORATIONS: Appeal filed 8/3/05 Appeal Name: Farmer-Paellmann, et al v. Brown & Williamson United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit 219 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60604 Judges: Posner, Easterbrook, and Manion Appeal Number: 05-3265 and 05-3266 Appeal argued: 9/27/06 Case Reversed and Remanded W/O Prejudice: 12/13/06 Case Number: 05-3266 and MDL 1491 Case Name: Farmer-Paellmann v. Brown & Williamson US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit Dirksen Building 219 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60604 Judge: Norgle Amended Complaint Filed 4/5/04 Case Dismissed With Prejudice: 7/6/05 News Articles - Judge rejects lawsuit seeking reparations http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/regulation/2004-01-26-reparations_x.htm Court Order Dismissing Lawsuit Without Prejudice http://www.aetna.com/legal_issues/pdf_documents/Order_JMTD.pdf ABC News Nightline Segment Featuring the Lawsuit http://abcnews.go.com/Business/storyid=89884&page=1 Reparation Supporters Seek Damages http://www.blackenterprise.com/ExclusivesEKOpen.aspid=593 Lehman Brothers acknowledges ties to slavery http://www.wqad.com/global/story.asps=1538092&ClientType=Printable CNN Coverage of Lawsuit Filing http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/03/26/slavery.reparations/ Original Complaint Filed Against Corporations http://www.aetna.com/legal_issues/suits/06-26-03_complaint.pdf USA Today Article About Several \"Slave Money\" Corporations http://www.usatoday.com/money/general/2002/02/21/slave-reparations.htm CORPORATE DISTORTION OF SLAVE LABOR PAST: Blood On The Tracks -- About Canadian National Railway http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2003-02-27/news_story.php Chase\'s Historical Ledger http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml%3Fi=20001009&s=friedman The Target Companies And Why They Were Chosen http://www.thenorthstarnetwork.com/news/topstories/181510-1.html RESTITUTION STUDY GROUP PRESS: Corporate Apologies for Slavery Fall Short http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-02-10-moss-edit_x.htm Blacks Demand Equal Justice from New York Life Insurance Company http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/11/prweb181047.htm Reparations Activists Working to Prevent Bank Merger http://www.amsterdamnews.org/News/article/article.aspNewsID=37631&sID=4 Federal Reserve Hearing Testimony on FleetBoston Merger with Bank of America (see section .0199) http://www.federalreserve.gov/events/publicmeeting/20040114/20040114.htm Conference by White Supporters of Black Reparations a Great Success! http://www.globalblacknews.com/Lamb62.html Ndaba: A great sitting-down http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_940.shtml Should Corporate America Pay Report on Scholars Meeting on Reparations Case http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/7/prweb71551.php Statement Applauding President Bush\'s Speech at Goree Island, Senegal http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.aspid=148-07082003
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