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10 Things U.S. Litigators Should Know About Court Litigation in ...

While the answer is generally “no,” determining the best case-specific strategy requires a basic understanding of French pre- trial procedures, and in ...

Choice of Law in Complex Litigation - NYU Law Review

federal jurisdiction does not justify modifying the parties' substantive ... Most objections to this alternative disappear once we recognize that it is not " ...

Race-Conscious Grantmaking Litigation Updates: What Nonprofits ...

... meaning of Section 1981. Groups operating in other states are not subject to the Eleventh Circuit's jurisdiction, and courts in other ...

Fraudulent Joinder: Strategies for Removal to Federal Court | Insights

Selecting a jurisdiction is a critical litigation decision—and can be outcome-determinative. Plaintiffs' counsel deploy myriad tactics to ...

Strategies for Declaratory Judgment Actions - Thompson Coe

A court may not, however, refuse to exercise jurisdiction “on the basis of a whim or personal disinclination.” See, e.g., St. Paul Ins. Co. v. Trejo, 39 F.3d ...

Waiving Goodbye to Personal Jurisdiction Defenses

Subsequent Litigation Does Not Require Preclusion from Relitigation or ... 2000))); see also RESTATEMENT (THIRD) OF. FOREIGN RELATIONS § 482(l)(a) (1987) ("A ...

Shaffer v. Heitner | 433 U.S. 186 (1977) | Justia U.S. Supreme Court ...

Shaffer v. Heitner: Ownership of stock in a corporation that is incorporated in a certain state does not by itself confer personal jurisdiction in that ...

Personal Jurisdiction Question - NYU Law

The issue does not have to actually be litigated. 2. In the case of federal question jurisdiction, the statute that gives federal courts its power, 28 U.S.C. ...

Litigation Analytics - Westlaw Edge | Thomson Reuters

See what Litigation Analytics can do for you · Better set and manage client expectations in terms of cost, timing, and likely outcome by understanding the most ...

About Texas Courts | Trial Courts

Each region has a presiding judge that is appointed by the Governor to serve a four-year term. ... jurisdiction is not placed in another trial court. While most ...

The Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens in the United States

"The doctrine of forum non conveniens permits a US court to decline to exercise its judicial jurisdiction if the court would be a seriously inconvenient forum ...

Top Ten Questions to Ask your Lawyer before you Litigate

Personal jurisdiction relates to limitations placed on the courts to protect you from being sued in a state where you have not done business. The venue question ...

Home - Court of Claims | NYCOURTS.GOV

WelcomeThe New York State Court of Claims is the exclusive forum for civil litigation ... The Court of Claims has no jurisdiction over any city, county or town ...

Tips for Building and Litigating a Forum Non Conveniens Motion

The doctrine gives a court discretion to decline jurisdiction, in an exceptional case, where the totality of the circumstances shows trial in a different forum ...

Civil Litigation from Litigants' Perspectives: What We Know and ...

This may be why some litigants feel frustrated and perceive lawyers as not understanding*(167) them (Alfieri, 1991 a – legal services; Cunningham, 1989), ...

If Corporations Are People, Why Can't They Play Tag?

did not uniformly recognize the concept of transient jurisdiction, and it appears that the transient rule did not receive wide currency until well after our ...

Compelling Discovery and Evidence in International Litigation

If there is a universally recognized prohibitive rule, it is that a state may not exercise jurisdiction over foreign events or persons if that state has no ...

Litigation Funding Update – Abolishing Common Law Champerty

1997) (holding that the common law doctrine of champerty "no longer shall be recognized in Massachusetts"); see also Ohio Rev. Code Ann ...

The Mall of Litigation: The Dangers and Benefits of Forum Shopping ...

[65] Without full diversity jurisdiction or federal question jurisdiction, a federal court does not have the authority to decide a case.[66] ...

Practical View on Cross-border Financing and Investment Disputes

Currently, cases involving a non-exclusive jurisdiction clause do not fall within the definition of “civil or commercial case under a written jurisdiction ...