The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of foreign sovereign immunity to a Chinese company accused of stealing trade secrets related to the production of ...

This article focuses on the doctrine of Foreign Sovereign Immunity, as promulgated under both the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and the common law. The authors use the recent Supreme Court ...

School Board of Marion County v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 397 So. 3d 248 (Fla. 5th DCA Nov. 21, 2024) An insurance carrier sought reimbursement for PIP benefits paid following a ...

MIAMI — When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro makes his first appearance in a New York courtroom Monday to face U.S. drug charges, he will likely follow the path taken by another Latin ...

The Washington Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether tribes can be sued in state courts, taking up a case a lower court judge observed has consequences for settling disputes peacefully. The ...

The Virginia Supreme Court denied a police officer's direct appeal for sovereign immunity in a fatal 2023 car chase lawsuit. The court ruled it lacks jurisdiction because a lower court has not yet ...

Negligence cases pending against state-funded mental facilities in Texas are expected to come to a halt in the wake of a Texas Supreme Court decision of first impression. The court denied a family's ...

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