Non-U.S. companies are routinely sued in the U.S. over disputes principally or exclusively involving their U.S. subsidiaries. In many instances, these non-U.S. companies should not even have their cases litigated in U.S....more
3/22/2019
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Defense Strategies ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Entities ,
Jurisdiction ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Multinationals ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
RICO ,
Risk Management ,
Subsidiaries ,
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On Oct. 30, 2017, the Second Circuit issued its opinion in Bascuñán v. Elsaca, becoming the first court of appeals to address the requirement that a private claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act...more
11/6/2017
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Bank Fraud ,
Cross-Border ,
Domestic Injury ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Mail Fraud ,
Misappropriation ,
Money Laundering ,
Racketeering ,
RICO ,
RJR Nabisco v European Community ,
Travel Act ,
Wire Fraud
Last June, in RJR Nabisco v. European Union, a deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court resolved a three-way split among the federal courts to define the extraterritorial reach of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations...more
Non-U.S. banks with branches in New York and elsewhere in the United States find themselves sued or otherwise exposed to judicial orders in American courts with regularity. The cases reflect the full range of U.S. legal...more
7/22/2015
/ Alien Tort Statute ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Appeals ,
Asset Freeze ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Compliance ,
Counterfeiting ,
Cuba ,
DaimlerChrysler v Bauman ,
Due Process ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Banks ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Gucci ,
Libor ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Non-US Entities ,
NYDFS ,
People's Bank of China ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Racketeering ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement
Fall 2014 -
The Global law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP takes great pride in announcing the Summer 2014 edition of The World in US Courts: Orrick’s Quarterly Review of Decisions Applying US Law To Global...more
11/6/2014
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Cisco ,
Costco ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
FTAIA ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
RICO ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sherman Act
Summer 2014 -
The Global law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP takes great pride in announcing the Summer 2014 edition of The World in US Courts: Orrick’s Quarterly Review of Decisions Applying US Law To Global...more
In this issue, we discuss 28 new decisions by courts across the country and other authorities that address the "extraterritoriality" of US law, and consider whether disputes involving conduct outside the country may be...more
The fight against sophisticated online schemes to sell counterfeit or otherwise illegal goods is being waged by increasingly focused efforts to identify responsible parties that may be sued in U.S. courts, and whose assets...more
6/15/2013
/ CAN-SPAM Act ,
Class Action ,
Computer Crimes Act ,
Conspiracies ,
Counterfeiting ,
Dismissals ,
False Marking ,
Foreign Banks ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Prescription Drugs ,
RICO ,
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