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Ehrenfeld v. Bin Mahfouz

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In answer to certified question from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, CPLR 302(a)(1) does not confer jurisdiction over a person who: 1)...

Peninsula Asset Mgmt. (Cayman) Ltd. v. Hankook Tire Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law
In a suit brought by plaintiffs against a South Korean corporation and a natural citizen of South Korea raising breach of contract and fraud claims,...

Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Internet Solutions for Business, Inc.

Civil Procedure, International Law, Securities Law
A defendant moving to vacate a default judgment based on improper service of process, where the defendant had actual notice of the original proceeding...

Motorola, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, International Law, International Trade, Tax Law
In a case involving the appropriate tariff classification of various circuits imported by plaintiff-Motorola and used in cellular phone battery packs,...

Coen v. Coen

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action brought against defendants who reside in England and France, claiming the defendants defrauded her father in connection with certain...

Adelson v. Hananel

Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by an employer seeking a declaration of the parties' respective rights pursuant to an oral employment contract, dismissal of the suit on...

Olympia Express, Inc. v. Linee Aeree Italiane, SPA

Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, Transportation
In a state law contract action against Alitalia Airlines that was removed to federal court under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, a jury verdict...

People v. Mendoza

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, International Law, Sentencing
Defendant's convictions and death sentence for first degree murders, attempted murders, and assault with a semiautomatic firearm, are affirmed on...

FG Hemisphere Assocs., LLC v. Democratic Republic of Congo

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
In suits under a provision of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act seeking to confirm arbitration awards appellee had secured against appellant...

DTEX, LLC v. BBVA Bancomer, S.A.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Debt Collection, International Law, International Trade
In a dispute arising in Mexico involving competing claims to textile manufacturing equipment, dismissal of plaintiff's action on the basis of forum...