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Goss Int'l Corp. v. Man Roland Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, International Law, International Trade, Remedies
For purposes of determining the propriety of issuing a foreign antisuit injunction, the Eighth Circuit adopts the "conservative approach," under which...

Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Servs.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, International Law
When a district court remands a properly removed case because it nonetheless lacks subject-matter jurisdiction, the remand is covered by 28 U.S.C....

Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations v. City of New York

Government Law, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not immunize a foreign government from a law-suit to declare the validity of tax liens on property...

US v. Martignon

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Copyright, Entertainment Law, International Law
Dismissal of indictment charging violation of the distribution and reproduction provisions of the criminal anti-bootlegging statute is vacated where...

TH Agric. & Nutrition, LLC v. Ace European Group Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, International Law, International Trade, Product Liability
In a suit brought by a company seeking damages and declaratory relief for defendants-European insurers' alleged breach of insurance policies in...

Ehrenfeld v. Mahfouz

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In declaratory relief action seeking declaration that defendant Saudi citizen could not prevail on a libel claim against plaintiff author under New...

Manco Contracting Co. v. Bezdikian

Civil Procedure, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In suit to domesticate a multimillion dollar judgment plaintiff had obtained against defendant in Qatar, summary judgment for defendant based on...

Gupta v. Thai Airways Int'l, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action brought against Thai Airways alleging it erroneously refused to allow plaintiff to board a flight because his U.S. Visa was invalid and...

Ministry of Def. & Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Cubic Def. Sys., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Government Contracts, Government Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement, Military Law
In a case arising from intervenor's attempt to collect on a default judgment he holds against Iran based on its alleged assassination of his brother...

US v. Cardona-Sandoval

Admiralty, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, International Law, Sentencing
Convictions and sentences for possession of drugs on board a vessel and conspiracy are affirmed where: 1) the U.S. had jurisdiction over the vessel...