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In Re: Clerici

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, International Law
Granting of government application for judicial assistance to foreign tribunals, resulting in appointment of Assistant U.S. Attorney to obtain sworn...

Romero v. Drummond Co. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case involving allegations that defendant Colombian subsidiary hired paramilitaries to kill and torture union members at a Colombian coal mine,...

Jogi v. Voges

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a suit by an Indian national against law enforcement officials alleging violation of the Vienna Convention, dismissal of the complaint for lack of...

NSK Ltd. v. US

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Government Law, International Law, International Trade, Tax Law
In an appeal from a decision involving an administrative review of an antidumping duty order covering antifriction bearings from Japan, judgment...

Sinochem Int'l Co. Ltd. v. Malaysia Int'l Shipping Corp.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, International Law
A district court has discretion to respond at once to a defendant's forum non conveniens plea, and need not take up first any other threshold...

Citizens for Peace in Space v. City of Colorado Springs

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, International Law
In an action brought seeking nominal damages under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for an alleged violation of First Amendment rights when defendant-city...

Kreditverein der Bank Austria v. Nejezchleba

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an appeal from an order staying proceedings involving foreign banks' efforts to collect on certain loans to appellant, pending a calculation of...

Apache Bohai Corp. LDC v. Texaco China BV

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a dispute involving production sharing contracts and petroleum exploration and development at a bay in China, a judgment confirming an arbitration...

Crawfish Processors Alliance v. US

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law, International Trade, Tax Law
In the context of an antidumping duties decision involving crawfish meat imports, a decision sustaining the Department of Commerce's determination...

State of Sao Paolo of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. Am. Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Product Liability
In an action brought by a state in Brazil and the republic of Panama against various distributors and manufacturers of tobacco products seeking to...