International comity has long sat at the center of U.S. foreign relations law, governing how U.S. courts approach conflicting foreign laws, foreign judgments, and abstention. However, evaluation of international comity...more
3/10/2025
/ Alien Tort Statute ,
Appeals ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Comity ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Foreign Relations ,
SCOTUS ,
State Law Claims ,
Tort ,
Trade Agreements
SCOTUS has once again clarified a court’s power to compel arbitration, this time in the context of conflicting delegation clauses. In doing so, the Court aptly acknowledged its standing tri-layered analysis of arbitral...more
5/29/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitrators ,
Business Litigation ,
Coinbase ,
Coinbase Inc v Suski et al ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Delegation Clauses ,
SCOTUS ,
Sweepstakes
Since the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued its June 2022 critical decision in AlixParters, LLP v. Fund for Prot. of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States, private parties have been foreclosed from petitioning federal courts...more
In its 12th case regarding arbitration in the last five years, the Roberts court fascination with the dispute resolution method continues. In the second of two decisions regarding arbitration this week, the Court...more
6/20/2022
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Preemption ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SCOTUS ,
State Labor Laws ,
Viking River Cruises ,
Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana
On June 13, the Supreme Court unanimously held that parties engaged in private, commercial arbitrations, as well as at least some investor-state arbitrations, seated abroad cannot obtain discovery in the United States under...more