all - Opinion Summaries

Sahu v. Union Carbide Corp.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, International Law
Appeal from grant of partial summary judgment for defendants is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.

Ibeto Petrochemical Indus., Ltd. v. M/T Beffen

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
Order granting defendants' motions to compel arbitration, to stay action, and to enjoin an action between the same parties pending in Nigeria, is...

Steven R. Perles, PC v. Kagy

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
Judgment that appellee attorney had an express oral contract entitling her to one-third of solo practitioner appellant's ultimate multi-million-dollar...

Arnett v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

International Law, Tax Law
Tax Court affirmation of an assessed deficiency is affirmed where the taxpayer could not claim an exclusion for income earned in a foreign country...

Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In case involving allegations by Indonesian villagers from Aceh that defendants' security forces committed murder, torture, assault and other torts,...

Odili v. U.S. Parole Comm'n

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, Sentencing
The U.S. Parole Commission's determination regarding defendant's foreign sentence, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 4106A, for possession of illegal...

US v. Anderson

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
Defendant's convictions and sentence for conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and additional related...

Sucampo Pharm., Inc. v. Astellas Pharma, Inc.

Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, International Law
Dismissal of breach of contract claims due to forum selection clause in parties' licensing agreement is affirmed as the safety agreement under which...

Processed Plastic Co. v. US

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, International Law, International Trade, Tax Law
Summary judgment in favor of the government, holding that Customs properly classified children's backpacks and one children's beach bag containing...

Fund for Animals v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, International Law
Denial of preliminary injunction requiring protection of mute swans under the Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act, providing that it makes it unlawful to...