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Case Summaries
Alienage Jurisdiction. Fraudulent Joinder. In determining whether the exercise of federal jurisdiction was appropriate in a removal case, court finds that certain defendants had been fraudulently joined to defeat diversity and alienage jurisdiction.
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Anti-Suit Injunction. District court enjoins Plaintiff from proceeding with a duplicative lawsuit in Mexico.
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Arbitration. Confirmation of Award. Petitioners' confirmation of an arbitral award against respondent Uruguay would not subject Uruguay to inconsistent court orders, where, in a separate action, a Uruguayan Court had issued an order attaching the proceeds of Petitioners' suit.
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Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Alien Tort Claims Act. Torture Victim Protection Act. Seventh Circuit affirms holding that individuals connected to the government are not entitled to immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, and remands for decision on whether plaintiffs should be allowed to amend their complaint to state a claim under the Torture Victim Protection Act.
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Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. D.C. Circuit holds that state agency is not a "person" for purposes of the due process clause and, therefore, no need to establish minimum contacts
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Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Fifth Circuit affirms district court's decision that, after dismissing a garnishment action on the grounds that the debtor was entitled to immunity under the FSIA, district court properly applied Texas law regarding the award of attorneys' fees.
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Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Filing of action while res was in the United States satisfied requirement of FSIA expropriation exception that property be present in the United States.
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Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Waiver. Foreign state did not waive its sovereign immunity from suit for malicious prosecution by bringing underlying action.
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Forum Non Conveniens. New York State court dismisses suit on grounds of forum non conveniens.
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New York Convention. District court holds that an unambiguous arbitration clause was not enforceable under the Convention because it was between two U.S. parties and did not relate to any foreign state.
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International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Ninth Circuit holds that American citizen's guarantees of payments that furthered a trade agreement with an Iranian company were unenforceable.
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Political Question Doctrine. D.C. Circuit holds that claims against the United States and Henry Kissinger arising out of 1970 Chilean coup involved non-justiciable political questions of foreign policy.
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Preliminary Injunction. Lanham Act. Trademark Infringement. Preliminary injunction granted preventing Internet sale of grey market pet medications into United States where material differences between foreign and U.S. products was likely to cause confusion.
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Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgment. An action in the Southern District of New York was precluded because it would be deemed precluded under Singapore law by an order dismissing a prior Singapore action.
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Service of Process. District court grants Plaintiff's motion for an order approving service of process on Defendant's attorney where Plaintiff was unable to locate non-resident Defendant's address and it was reasonable to infer that Defendant either had or would receive sufficient notice of the case.
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