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Chinese Company Found Not to Be “Organ” of the State Because Factual Assertions Improperly Supported by Declaration on In-house Lawyer
FTAIA Precludes Claim Based Allegedly Anticompetitive Conduct in Canada Despite Argument That Conduct Weakened Competition in the US
Two Decisions Explore the implications of Geoblocking
Global Injunction Against Trademark Infringement Upheld Because Both Parties Were US Companies, Confusion in EU Would Be Felt in the US, and Defendant’s EU Trademark Had Not Yet Issued
Specific Personal Jurisdiction over Canadian Vodka Seller Found Where It Had Engaged Marketers, Distributors, and Legal Counsel in Forum to Obtain Required Approvals and Sell Its Vodka Within the State
Although Weight of Allegedly Infringing Conduct and Effects Was Centered in Germany, Lanham Act Applied Extraterritorially Where Defendants Allegedly Engaged in Intentional Preliminary Misconduct in the US
RICO Claim Against US Entities Rejected Because Injury to Potential Legal Claims Was “Suffered” Only in Non-US Location Where Plaintiff Was Based
Payments to US Healthcare Provider by Government of Bermuda from Bermuda-Based Accounts Do Not Constitute US Domestic Injury
Specific Personal Jurisdiction Based on Allegation of Scheme to Target US for Sale of Diesel Automobiles That Did Not Satisfy Environmental Requirements
No US Domestic Injury Found Where Extensive US Conduct Led to Payment Made by One Korean Company to Another Korean Company, in Korea
Claims of Manipulation of Trades on US-Based Globex Trading Platform Used by Korean Options Exchange Cannot Lead to Liability Under the CEA
Wire Fraud Statute Applies to Any Fraudulent Electronic Transmission Between the US and Another Country
Forum Non Conveniens Not Available Where Moving Defendant Failed to Establish It Was Amenable to Process in an Alternative Forum
German Citizen Living in Hong Kong Cannot Sue Turkish Airline in New York for Emotional Distress from Cancellation of Flight from Italy to Hong Kong
Specific Personal Jurisdiction Based on Allegation of Scheme to Target US for Sale of Diesel Automobiles That Did Not Satisfy Environmental Requirements
Specific Personal Jurisdiction over Canadian Vodka Seller Found Where It Had Engaged Marketers, Distributors, and Legal Counsel in Forum to Obtain Required Approvals and Sell Its Vodka Within the State
District Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction over Swiss Corporation That Required Its Distributor to Market Throughout the US
Personal Jurisdiction in Illinois Cannot Be Based on Check Deposited in New York
Shareholder Derivative Action Having Substantive Ties to Israel Dismissed on Forum Non Conveniens Grounds Where Only Link to Forum Was Corporation’s Incorporation There
Non-US Bank Dismissed from Madoff Litigation Because Its Contacts with the Forum Were Too Limited and Unrelated to Claims
US Laws Discussed in This Issue
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