| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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11-55870
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Narayanan v. British Airways
Family of international airline passenger, who died six months after denial of oxygen on flight, may not sue airline more than two years after flight landed. |
International Law |
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Mar. 20, 2014 | |
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12-138
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BG Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina
British company may arbitrate its dispute with Argentina over gas tariffs in U.S., despite failure to first file lawsuit in Argentina's courts. |
International Law |
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Mar. 6, 2014 | |
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12-820
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Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez
Father may not receive extension of one-year deadline for filing petition for daughter’s return under Hague Convention, even if mother concealed her location. |
International Law |
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Mar. 6, 2014 | |
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11-965
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Daimler AG v. Bauman
California federal court may not hear Argentinian residents’ claims against German automaker based on human rights violations during Argentina’s ‘Dirty War.’ |
International Law |
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Jan. 15, 2014 | |
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12-56159
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Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
Jewish family may sue Spanish museum to recover lost Pissarro painting, which they were forced to surrender when fleeing Germany in 1939. |
International Law |
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Dec. 9, 2013 | |
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11-15458
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Sachs v. Republic of Austria
Traveler who lost her legs while boarding train in Austria may sue Austrian government based on her online purchase of Eurail pass. |
International Law |
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Dec. 8, 2013 | |
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12-17205
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Valenzuela v. Michel
Twin children should not be taken from U.S. to their mother in Mexico because both parents clearly planned to raise them in U.S. |
International Law |
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Nov. 18, 2013 | |
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12-35395
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Hamad v. Gates
Sudanese citizen cannot sue U.S. government officials in federal district court over his detainment and treatment at Guantanamo Bay. |
International Law |
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Oct. 8, 2013 | |
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12-1315
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Petrella v. MGM, Inc., et al.
Order |
International Law |
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Oct. 2, 2013 | |
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11-55081
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Ohno v. Yasuma
California court may enforce Japanese court's $1.2 million judgment against church based on claim that church induced woman into giving up nearly all her assets. |
International Law |
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Jul. 3, 2013 | |
|
B242002
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Hyundai Securities Co. Ltd. v. Lee
Hyundai fails to file proper superior court action in order to enforce securities fraud judgment obtained in Korean courts against its former CEO. |
International Law |
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Apr. 19, 2013 | |
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11-1025
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Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
U.S. persons engaged in sensitive international communications with foreigners may not challenge statute authorizing government's surveillance of foreigners. |
International Law |
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Feb. 27, 2013 | |
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12-35266
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Institute of Cetacean Research v. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Japanese researchers who hunt whales may pursue piracy claims against anti-whaling environmental group that engaged in violent tactics on high seas. |
International Law |
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Feb. 27, 2013 | |
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12-35266
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Institute of Cetacean Research v. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Japanese researchers who hunt whales may pursue piracy claims against anti-whaling environmental group that engaged in violent tactics on high seas. |
International Law |
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May 29, 2012 |