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Other Countries Pass Anti-Terror Laws After America’s 9/11 Tragedy

by Barasch McGarry Salzman & Penson PC on 10/23/2012

The horrific terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, shook the world. The response from the United States government was tremendous, but the U.S. was not alone. Countries around the globe passed anti-terror...more

U.S. Proposal for Federal Privacy Breach Notification Law: Whither Canada?

by Dentons on 7/12/2012

The U.S. Senate is considering a new U.S. federal privacy breach notification law, entitled The Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012. The Bill is currently before the Committee on Commerce, Science and...more

Obama Administration Calls for Significant Restrictions on the Application of the Alien Tort Statute

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 6/19/2012

The Obama Administration has filed a supplemental amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum arguing for significant limitations on the application of the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS") to conduct...more

Court Refuses To Permit Plaintiffs To Pursue the “New” Cause of Action under Section 1605A of the FSIA

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 1/25/2012

Avinesh Kumar v. Republic of Sudan, Civil Action no. 2:10cv171 (E.D. Vir. 2011), presents an interesting case of judicial resistance to the resurrection of prior claims in the context of an international litigation, even...more

Pro Te: Solutio - Vol. 3, No. 3 - August 2010

by Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 8/31/2010

In this issue: The United Kingdom Bribery Act 2010; Update On Tort Reform Caps: Are They Constitutional?; Not Just For Adults Anymore; and The Fully Informative, Yet Fully Understandable, OTC Label. Excerpt from The...more

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