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Manta v. Chertoff

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, International Law, White Collar Crime
Dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking relief from a grant of a request for extradition based on foreign charges of fraud is...

Kufner v. Kufner

Family Law, International Law
Grant of a petition alleging that petitioner's wife wrongfully removed their two sons in violation of the International Child Abduction Remedies Act...

Canadian Lumber Trade Alliance v. US

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Government Law, International Law, International Trade
In a suit involving the interplay of the NAFTA Implementation Act and the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) seeking, inter alia, a...

Am. Rice, Inc. v. Producers Rice Mill, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Remedies, Trademark
In a Lanham Act and breach of contract action involving a design used on rice sold in Saudi Arabia, judgment for plaintiff and an award of damages are...

Vietnam Ass'n for Victims of Agent Orange v. Dow Chem. Co.

Class Actions, Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Product Liability
Dismissal of action brought by a purported class of Vietnamese nationals under the Alien Tort Statute for injuries allegedly sustained by their...

Wartsila Finland OY v. Duke Capital LLC

Commercial Law, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
In a suit involving payments under a contract to construct a power plant in Guatemala, a judgment confirming an arbitration award and denying...

Sakar Int'l, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Trademark
In a suit against the government challenging Customs' administrative decision assessing plaintiff a civil fine of $67,775 for its importation of...

Swallows Holding, Ltd. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Administrative Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law, Tax Law
A tax court decision holding Treas. Reg. 1.882-4(a)(3)(i) to be invalid is reversed where: 1) the Tax Court erred in applying National Muffler Dealers...

Pielage v. McConnell

Family Law, International Law
In a case arising from a child custody battle pitting a mother from the Netherlands against an American father, dismissal of complaint challenging...

Belhas v. Ya'alon

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In action seeking damages for injuries and deaths resulting from a battle between Israel and the terrorist organization Hezbollah along the Lebanese...