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In re: Nazi Era Cases Against German Defendants Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a case involving allegations that defendants, German companies, had cooperated with the Nazi regime in causing plaintiff's sterilization, dismissal...

Syngenta Seeds, Inc. v. Delta Cotton Coop., Inc.

Agriculture, Evidence, Intellectual Property, International Law, Trademark
A judgment against defendant awarding damages infringement of plaintiffs' rights involving a variety of wheat, under the Plant Variety Protection Act...

Sultani v. Gonzales

Immigration Law, International Law
A petition for review of a denial of petitioners' applications for asylum from Afghanistan is denied where substantial evidence on the record...

Mbaba v. Societe Air France

Civil Procedure, International Law, International Trade, Transportation
The Warsaw Convention as amended by Montreal Protocol No. 4 preempts plaintiff's claims stemming from excess baggage fees.

AIG Ret. Servs., Inc. v. Barbizet

Banking Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, International Law, International Trade, Securities Law
In an action brought by a shareholder alleging directors breached their fiduciary duties in refusing to bring a particular lawsuit, the court...

Berckeley Inv. Group, Ltd. v. Colkitt

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law, Remedies, Securities Law
In a dispute over an "Offshore Convertible Securities Purchase Agreement" between an individual looking for financing for a business venture and a...

Allianz Ins. Co. v. Sanftleben

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, International Law
Summary judgment for an insurer on a claim for benefits under an automobile insurance policy issued to plaintiffs arising out of a car accident is...

US v. Flores

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, International Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
An attorney's conviction and sentence for conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, and conspiracy to structure currency transactions...

Cummins Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Government Law, International Law, International Trade, Tax Law
Summary judgment for the government, holding that the crankshafts imported by plaintiff into the U.S. did not originate in Mexico and were not...

Richards v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Class Actions, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Transportation
Refusal to certify a class in a suit against an airline involving its compensation for lost luggage is affirmed where the suit was predominately or...