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16 Jul 2011, 8:39 am by A.J.B.
Reyno, a wrongful death action was brought in United States federal courts on behalf of the Scottish victims of an air crash against the American manufacturer in United States federal court.[14]   In the Piper decision, the Court seems to have attempted to moderate its approach to forum non conveniens with an acknowledgement that there is nothing in the ruling which compels courts to ignore the possibility of an unfavorable change in law. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 5:00 am by J Robert Brown Jr.
  The Alien Tort Statute allows suits to be brought in US courts for violations "of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 6:45 pm by Dan Bushell
2011 will surely go down as the Year of the Class Action in the Supreme Court of the United States. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 5:48 am by Badrinath Srinivasan
The argument is made both on a theoretical level and by a review of a specific issue in international investment law, namely, the development of wider types of claims and the rise of so-called “treaty shopping” by means of corporate group structuring. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 5:48 am by Badrinath Srinivasan
The argument is made both on a theoretical level and by a review of a specific issue in international investment law, namely, the development of wider types of claims and the rise of so-called “treaty shopping” by means of corporate group structuring. [read post]
11 May 2011, 1:30 am
Supreme Court (above left) set out in Sosa v. [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 11:35 am by Trey Childress
As was recently reported on this blog, in September the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit entered an important decision in Kiobel v. [read post]
18 Sep 2010, 9:49 am by Marta Requejo
Royal Dutch Petroleum (issued today by a 2nd Circuit panel of Judge Cabranes writing for himself and Judge Wood, and a concurrence in the judgment by Judge Leval). [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 8:20 pm by Kenneth Anderson
(Kenneth Anderson) I’ve now had a chance to read a little more closely the decision, majority and concurrence, in Kiobel v. [read post]