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Chavez v. Carranza

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action under the Alien Tort Claims Act for crimes against humanity by the government of El Salvador, judgment for Plaintiffs is affirmed, where...

Doe v. Holy See

Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action alleging clergy sexual abuse, the District Court's order holding that the Holy See was not immune from suit under the Foreign Sovereign...

Gale v. Carnrite Real Estate

Contracts, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a breach of contract claim arising out of a real estate purchase agreemnt, grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed where: 1)...

Gale v. Carnrite Real Estate

Contracts, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a breach of contract claim arising out of the purchase of a condominium in Mexico, grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed...

People v. Romeo

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law
Reversal of a conviction for manslaughter is affirmed where the People's lengthy post-indictment delay occasioned by delaying their prosecution in...

O'Bryan v. Holy See

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an amended opinion, partial denial of the Catholic Church's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on grounds of sovereign...

Regal-Beloit Corp. v. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

Admiralty, Contracts, International Law, Transportation
Dismissal of a breach of contract suit brought after a shipment of international goods was damaged while en route to inland U.S. destinations is...

Abdullahi v. Pfizer

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action brought under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) claiming that defendant-pharmaceutical company violated a customary international norm...

Lin v. U.S. Attorney Gen.

Immigration Law, International Law
In court's withdrawal of its previous opinion dated 4 December 2008, petition to review denial of petitioner's claims for asylum and withholding under...

Schick v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law, International Trade
In an action brought after plaintiff, a licensed U.S. customs broker, had his customs license revoked for failure to file the triennial status report...