all - Opinion Summaries

SAMCO GLOBAL ARMS, INC. v. ARITA

Contracts, International Law, International Trade, Military Law
In a suit for breach of contract, dismissal of plaintiff-arms dealer's suit is affirmed where the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act precludes suit...

GITTER v. GITTER

Family Law, International Law, Juvenile Law
In determining a child's habitual residence under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, a court should first...

US v. YAKOU

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law
A non-U.S. person, located outside the United States, cannot aid and abet a violation of the Brokering Amendment to the Arms Export Control Act from...

HILAO v. ESTATE OF FERDINAND MARCOS

Banking Law, Civil Rights, Class Actions, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a settlement agreement involving a class of plaintiffs who had sued for violations of their human rights, Defendant-Republic of the Philippines's...

WALKER INT'L HOLDINGS LTD v. REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Contracts, Debt Collection, International Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's garnishment action is affirmed where the garnishment funds sought were not used for commercial activity under the Foreign...

WIWA v. ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Environmental Law, International Law, Military Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a class action suit alleging brutal repression of an ethnic minority, the district court's quashing of a subpoena directed to a non-party, and its...

SEALED APPELLANT v. SEALED APPELLEE

Family Law, International Law, Juvenile Law
In a suit for custody of children under the Hague convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the mother wrongfully removed the...

WHITING v. KRASSNER

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, Juvenile Law
In a suit for the return of a child under The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the district court correctly...

GRUPO GIGANTE v. DALLO & CO.

Intellectual Property, International Law, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, the district court's ruling, that plaintiff-Mexican grocery store has a protectible right to use its mark in Southern...

IN RE TOBACCO CASES

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
In the settlement of claims against four manufacturers of tobacco products, an order denying a motion to compel arbitration is affirmed where the...