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Saleh v. Bush

Injury & Tort Law, Government Law, International Law
In a suit alleging that former officials of the President George W. Bush administration engaged in the war against Iraq in violation of the Alien Tort...

Iraq Middle Market Dev. v. Harmoosh

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Judgement Enforcement, International Law
In a case in which a creditor secured a judgment securing in Iraq for non-payment of a promissory note and sought to have a recognized in federal...

CBF Industria De Gusa S/A, et al. v. AMCI Holdings, Inc.

International Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
In a consolidated appeal of two judgments to enforce a foreign arbitral award against appellees as alter‐egos of the then‐defunct award‐debtor, the...

Barapind v. Gov’t of the Republic of India

International Law
In an action seeking relief from extradition, the court affirmed a dismissal based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction where defendants failed to...

Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology, Inc.

Civil Rights, Military Law, Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law, International Law
In a civil action filed by four Iraqi nationals, alleging that they were abused while detained in the custody of the U.S. Army at Abu Ghraib prison,...

Arch Trading Corp. v. Republic of Ecuador

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, International Law, Banking Law
In a suit brought by five companies against the Republic of Ecuador and two of its instrumentalities for claims arising out of the Ecuadorean...

De Fontbrune v. Wofsy

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Judgement Enforcement, International Law
In an action seeking to protect plaintiff's copyright in photographs of Pablo Picasso's artworks, and to enforce a French judgment of two million...

Didon v. Castillo

Family Law, International Law
In a issue of first impression involving the application of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to two children...

Harrison v. Republic of Sudan

Civil Procedure, International Law
On petition for rehearing, in a case dealing with the service of process requirements of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), the petition for...

In Re: Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation

International Law, Class Actions, Antitrust & Trade Regulation
In a multi-district class action suit against pharmaceutical entities incorporated under the laws of China, alleging that defendants conspired to fix...