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Walk Haydel & Assocs. Inc. v. Coastal Power Prod. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, International Trade
In a suit brought by a Louisiana corporation against a Chicago-based law firm for fraud, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty, grant of...

Auster v. Ghana Airways Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Transportation
In an action against defendants for airplane crash in Ghana, dismissal of suit against Republic of Ghana is affirmed as Article 17 of the Warsaw...

Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Jones

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, International Law, Sanctions, Securities Law
In a civil enforcement action by the SEC, judgment of contempt for violating a freeze order and sanctions for failure to comply with discovery...

Prostyakov v. Masco Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Confirmation of an arbitral award in an employment dispute involving a US company doing business in Russia is affirmed over the company's claims that...

Nat'l Westminster Bank, PLC v. US

Banking Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law, Tax Law
In a tax refund action brought by a United Kingdom corporation for the tax years 1981-1987, a judgment finding that the company was entitled to a...

Lake Shore Asset Mgmt. Ltd. v, Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n

Administrative Law, International Law, Securities Law
In a suit by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to force a commodity-pool operator and adviser in the derivatives business to turn over records...

SKF USA, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, International Law, International Trade
A decision affirming a determination of the antidumping duties applicable to certain imports of ball bearings is vacated and remanded where the...

Frett-Smith v. Vanterpool

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
For purposes of diversity jurisdiction, only the American nationality of a dual national is recognized. In a diversity suit arising when a light...

Rosenruist-Gestao E Servicos LDA v. Virgin Enters. Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Intellectual Property, International Law, Trademark
In dispute over trademark registration sought by Portuguese company and opposed by British conglomerate, denial of defendant's request to compel an...

Simcox v. Simcox

Family Law, International Law
A decision ordering defendant-wife to return to Mexico with two of the four children currently residing with her in Ohio pursuant to the Hague...