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Khulumani v. Barclay National Bank, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In the Second Circuit, a plaintiff may plead a theory of aiding and abetting liability under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA). In an action brought by...

Marriage of Witherspoon

Family Law, International Law
Order requiring the return to Germany of father's two children under the Hague Convention, declaring California an inconvenient forum, and awarding...

US v. Collins

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, Sentencing
A district court order finding defendant in breach of a plea agreement requiring him to assist in the location and forfeiture of drug proceeds is...

Cornejo v. County of San Diego

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, International Law
Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations does not create judicially enforceable rights that may be vindicated by an individual in an...

Lincoln Gen. Ins. Co. v. Garcia

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, International Law
In a coverage dispute arising from an underlying negligence action involving a bus accident in Mexico, a judgment for the insurer in its declaratory...

Cavel Int'l, Inc. v. Madigan

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, International Law
In a challenge to an Illinois law banning the production, import or export of horsemeat for human consumption, denial of a preliminary injunction for...

Corrie v. Caterpillar, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Military Law, Product Liability
In an action brought against Caterpillar by plaintiffs whose family members were killed or injured when the Israeli Defense Forces demolished homes in...

Ferreiro v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a suit by former employees or widows of former employees of the U.S. residing in Cuba seeking civil service retirement benefits and veteran's...

Dearchibold v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a suit alleging that the U.S. is liable for amounts due to plaintiffs under Panamanian labor law as a consequence of plaintiffs' employment with...

Eli Lilly do Brazil v. Federal Express Corp.

Contracts, International Law, Transportation
In dispute arising from drums of parmaceuticals stolen during transit in Brazil, judgment granting defendant enforcement of a damage limitation clause...