On Feb. 9, 2018, the Second Circuit decided SPV Osus Ltd. v. UBS AG , affirming the dismissal of UBS AG and related and unrelated foreign financial management companies from litigation brought by alleged victims of the...more
2/26/2018
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Appeals ,
Bernie Madoff ,
Foreign Banks ,
Investment Fraud ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Non-US Feeder Funds ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Specific Jurisdiction ,
UBS
Non-U.S. banks with branches in New York and elsewhere in the United States find themselves sued or otherwise exposed to judicial orders in American courts with regularity. The cases reflect the full range of U.S. legal...more
7/22/2015
/ Alien Tort Statute ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Appeals ,
Asset Freeze ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Compliance ,
Counterfeiting ,
Cuba ,
DaimlerChrysler v Bauman ,
Due Process ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Banks ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Gucci ,
Libor ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Non-US Entities ,
NYDFS ,
People's Bank of China ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Racketeering ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement
The fight against sophisticated online schemes to sell counterfeit or otherwise illegal goods is being waged by increasingly focused efforts to identify responsible parties that may be sued in U.S. courts, and whose assets...more
6/15/2013
/ CAN-SPAM Act ,
Class Action ,
Computer Crimes Act ,
Conspiracies ,
Counterfeiting ,
Dismissals ,
False Marking ,
Foreign Banks ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Prescription Drugs ,
RICO ,
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