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In Re: Bridgestone Tires Product Liability Action

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Product Liability
In a multidistrict litigation concerning a Mexican resident, the district court incorrectly applied forum non conveniens to allow the claim to be...

People v. Niroomandi

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law
Defendant's conviction for the unlicensed transmission of money to a foreign country is affirmed over his claim that only directors or officers of a...

Atty. Gen. of Guam v. Torres

Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law
Plaintiff's suit, challenging the Guam International Airport Authority from retaining its own legal counsel to conduct civil litigation, is dismissed...

Mwani v. Osama Bin Laden

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a personal injury action, the district court can properly exercise personal jurisdiction over Osama Bin Laden and al Qaeda where they engaged in...

Burda Media, Inc. v. Viertel

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law
In fraud action, denial of defendant's motion to vacate a default judgment entered against him is affirmed over his claim that service of process was...

Yang v. Tsui

Civil Procedure, Family Law, International Law, Juvenile Law
A district court should not abstain from a Hague Convention Petition when a state court custody proceeding, which does not raise the Hague Convention...

McBee v. Delica Co.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, International Law, Trademark
In matters concerning the extraterritorial use of the Lanham Act, subject matter jurisdiction is proper only if the complained-of activities have a...

Peterson v. Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Civil Procedure, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's suit against Saudi Arabia to recover mandatory contributions his employers made to a retirement program is dismissed where there is no...

FTC v. World Media Brokers

Administrative Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Remedies
In a suit alleging that defendants had engaged in deceptive trade practices by buying and selling foreign lottery tickets, summary judgment in favor...

Wang v. Masaitis

Constitutional Law, International Law
Under the Treaty Clause of the Constitution, the United States may enter into a "treaty" with a non-sovereign entity such as Hong Kong.