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European Community v. RJR Nabisco

International Law
In this action brought by plaintiff representing the European Community and twenty-six of its member states, dismissal of complaint alleging that...

Liu v. Siemens AG

International Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-whistleblower's complaint alleging retaliation in violation of 15 U.S.C. section 78u-6(h)(1) of the Dodd-Frank Act by...

FLAME S.A. v. Freight Bulk Pte. Ltd.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In an action brought by plaintiff seeking attachment of a shipping vessel for purposes of satisfying an English judgment, the underlying basis of...

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. v. Abbar

Banking Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
The district court's judgment permanently enjoining arbitration of defendant-investor's claims against a New York subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc. under...

Ohntrup v. Makina Ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurumu

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement, Product Liability
In two appeals arising from the failure of defendant-Turkish arms manufacturer to pay a thirty-year-old judgment: 1) the district court's order...

Ameur v. Gates

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Military Law
Dismissal of an action brought under the Alien Tort Claims Act, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the United States Constitution, against...

US v. Hsiung

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, White Collar Crime
In a criminal antitrust case that stems from an international conspiracy between Taiwanese and Korean electronics manufacturers to fix prices for...

Dependable Packaging v. US

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, International Law
The Court of International Trade's (CIT) decision upholding Custom's classification of certain types of plaintiff's glass merchandise is affirmed,...

Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Asset Forfeiture, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
The district court's order awarding turnover of $1.75 billion in assets under both the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) and a statute...

Ermini v. Vittori

Family Law, International Law
In an action brought by father pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, as implemented in the United...