The family of a Jewish survivor of Nazi Germany who claim actress Elizabeth Taylor owns a van Gogh painting looted from them lost their court battle over it today.

A US appeals court has backed the dismissal of a lawsuit demanding that Dame Elizabeth Taylor turn over a Vincent van Gogh painting once confiscated by Nazis.

An appeals court today upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit demanding that Elizabeth Taylor turn over a Vincent van Gogh painting once confiscated by Nazis.

AS courtroom dramas go this one has enough dramatis personae to ensure plenty of entertainment.

Elizabeth Taylor is fighting to keep a valuable Van Gogh painting she has owned for more than 40 years.