Legal Journals

Second Circuit Addresses Subject Matter Jurisdiction in "Foreign-Cubed Action"
The Second Circuit recently re-examined subject matter jurisdiction over Rule 10b-5 actions in In re National Australia Bank Ltd (2d Cir. Oct. 23, 2008). In what the court described as a "foreign-cubed action," foreign plaintiffs sued a foreign issuer in...

Ky COA Releases One To Be Published Family Law Case Today
Fehr v. Fehr,reversed in part, affirmed in part and remanded in part. This part affirmed: 1. A court with in personam jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction over a dissolution action may declare the parties? interests in foreign land....

Federal Courts Can't Use Supplemental Jurisdiction To Hear Claims Under Foreign Patents
Dr. Jan Voda held American and foreign patents on his angioplasty catheter technology. He sued Cordis (a subsidiary of Johnson Johnson) in the Western District of Oklahoma for infringing his U...

More on the Free Speech Protection Act
Yesterday, I wrote about the personal-jurisdiction issues with the Free Speech Protection Act of 2008, proposed federal legislation that would create a cause of action to stop U.S. enforcement of a foreign defamation judgment where the speech at issue would be protected from liability by the First Amendment...

Could a Michigan Business Be Subject to the Jurisdiction of a Different Country's Courts Because of Its Website
As noted in my last post, doing business on the Internet can be a double-edged sword for Michigan businesses. While the the Internet may provide tremendous business opportunities, in certain cases, such activity might be enough to cause a business to be subject to the legal jurisdiction of a foreign country...

" Foreign Retailer Not Subject to Texas Long Arm Jurisdiction Based on Non Interactive Web Site "
Source: Lexology, March 10, 2008. Foreign retailer not subject to Texas long-arm jurisdiction based upon non-interactive Web site, despite presence of hyperlinks that direct users to purchase the product from other foreign retailersThelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner"A foreign retailer is not subject to Texas long-arm jurisdiction based upon its non-interactive Web site, despite the presence of hyperlinks on its site that direct users to other foreign retailers selling its products...

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Schwan's Frozen Chicken
Recalled for Foreign Materials

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Signal International
allegedly lured foreign workers to US shipyards with false promises of permanent resident status.

Explicit E-Mail
Adult website fined $413,000 in explicit e-mail matter.