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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Recent 5th Circuit Opinion Demonstrates Usefulness of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 in Foreign Enforcement Proceedings

In Banco Mercantil De Norte, S.A. et al. v. Juan Jose Paramo, the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed a Texas district court’s denial of a motion to quash a 28 U.S.C. § 1782 subpoena issued to Juan Jose Paramo, a Mexican national...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Contracting Around Section 1782 Discovery? Second Circuit Rules That Forum-selection Clauses May Weigh Against Discovery...

In Banoka S.à.r.l. v. Elliott Management Corp., the Second Circuit recently held that a contractual forum-selection clause may weigh against an application for discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (Section 1782). 2025 WL 2166397...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

SCC Clarifies Contract-Based Jurisdiction in Cross-Border Disputes

In Sinclair v. Venezia Turismo (Sinclair), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) clarified when Canadian courts can assume jurisdiction over international or interprovincial disputes. A contract made in a Canadian province and...more

Clark Hill PLC

Colorado Court of Appeals clarifies permissibility of substituted service of process under Hague Service Convention

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The Colorado Court of Appeals recently issued an important ruling in Sebastian Holdings, Inc. v. Johansson that clarifies when courts can authorize substituted service of process for foreign litigation under the Hague Service...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: FLASH UPDATE - Tariffs' Cancellation Stay by Appellate Court

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On June 10, 2025, in an unusual en banc per curiam order, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which hears appeals from the US Court of International Trade (CIT) stayed the CIT’s order invalidating tariffs issued...more

DLA Piper

Second Circuit Addresses Interplay Between Foreign Official Immunity and the FSIA

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In Samantar v. Yousuf, the US Supreme Court held that foreign officials, when sued in their individual capacity, are subject to immunity under a similar, but different set of rules that govern lawsuits against foreign states....more

BCLP

Setback for defendants in international environmental group claims

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The judgment of the Court of Appeal on 8 July in Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd and BHP Group Limited [2022] confirms once again the difficulties faced by UK defendants in bringing international environmental tort...more

McGlinchey Stafford

The Bullet Point: Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin Do I have The Right Of Set-Off? - Volume 4, Issue 21

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Objections to Foreign Subpoena- Byrd v. Lindsay Corp., 7th Dist. Mahoning No. 19 MA 0116, 2020-Ohio-5461- In this appeal, the Seventh Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision and agreed that the documents...more

Sullivan & Worcester

“Moralistic Preening” and Broken Commitments Under the Washington Principles—Ninth Circuit Chastises Spain for Keeping Nazi-looted...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit yesterday affirmed the 2019 judgment that allowed the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Museum in Madrid to retain Camille Pissarro’s Rue St. Honoré, après-midi, effet de pluie (Rue...more

White & Case LLP

Which jurisdiction? Choosing where to litigate: A jurisdictional overview of the world’s court systems

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With ongoing advances in technology and communications, the number of contracting parties looking beyond their local jurisdiction when choosing a dispute resolution forum continues to grow It is easier than ever for...more

A&O Shearman

The International Chambers of the Paris Courts and Their Innovative Rules of Procedure

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The new international divisions of the Paris Commercial Court and the Paris Court of Appeal, also known as the “International Chambers,” will start operating imminently. Under highly innovative rules of procedure (the...more

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