An Inconvenient Truth: How Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine Allows Defendants to Escape State Court Jurisdiction
Imagine you are a foreign citizen. You have been injured in a foreign country due to the negligence of a… Continue reading →
Imagine you are a foreign citizen. You have been injured in a foreign country due to the negligence of a… Continue reading →
Civil forfeiture is a truly extraordinary legal doctrine—so much so that those who find themselves subject to a forfeiture proceeding… Continue reading →
The whistleblower programs that the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd–Frank) created within the Securities and Exchange… Continue reading →
The grant of subject matter jurisdiction to federal courts based on diversity of citizenship has, for centuries, required complete diversity… Continue reading →
On March 24, 2011, Sotheby’s New York unexpectedly removed its showcase lot, the Duryodhana, from its Indian & Southeast Asian… Continue reading →
Johnnie Cochran, Robert Shapiro, and F. Lee Bailey all became famous as criminal defense attorneys. Television dramas depicting the high-stakes… Continue reading →
Nausea; hives; swelling of eyes, nose, and throat; lung failure; and possibly death—these are the symptoms food allergy sufferers can… Continue reading →
In 2004, Google’s initial public offering (IPO) revealed that the company would go public with a dual-class capitalization structure. A… Continue reading →
Letters of intent (LOIs) are fundamental building blocks of many corporate transactions. Although their form and terms vary, LOIs are… Continue reading →
A “reverse-Erie” problem arises when a state court is hearing a federal cause of action and confronts a situation in… Continue reading →