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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Personal Jurisdiction by Way of Agency: What Is Required?

by Alison Beanum | Sedgwick LLP on 4/2/2013

For jurisdictional purposes, when should a foreign parent company be “held for the acts” of a resident subsidiary acting on its behalf? On March 4, 2013, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lee S. Edmon analyzed this issue...more

Some clarification regarding challenges to REACH candidate listing

by Raminta Dereskeviciute, Vanessa Edwards, Scott Megregian | K&L Gates LLP on 3/28/2013

In a series of recent judgments the EU General Court has given some guidance to companies considering challenging the inclusion of their substances in the REACH Candidate List. In summary, it is now clear that the listing of...more

US Courts Order Discovery for Use Overseas in Chevron-Ecuador Disputes

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/10/2010

Context: The Chevron-Ecuador Litigation A high profile and complex dispute involving a group of Ecuadorian residents, Chevron Corporation and the Republic of Ecuador is forcing courts and the media to focus on an arcane...more

Winston & Strawn's Greater China Law Update

by Daniel Porter on 9/1/2010

Winston & Strawn's Greater China Law Update is a bi-monthly publication covering relevant legal, financial, and economic topics that affect the Chinese and Hong Kong marketplaces....more

Planning the Funeral at the Birth: Extended Producer Responsibility in the European Union and the United States - 30 Harvard...

by Noah Sachs on 2/1/2006

This article takes a comparative look at how the world's two largest economies are diverging in their approaches to regulating hazardous products and packaging, with major ramifications for manufacturing, waste management and...more

OIL'S NOT WELL IN LATIN AMERICA: CURING THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REGIME IN DEALING WITH...

by Santiago Cueto on 9/15/1998

Although international environmental law has made some inroads in identifying global environmental problems, it has mostly proved ineffective at adequately addressing them. The absence of a governing body to monitor and...more