Recognition of Foreign Judgments in the United States (VIDEO)
In MBM Family Trust No. 1 v. GE Oil & Gas, LLC, a plaintiff filed suit against a defendant and his companies to domesticate a foreign judgment. No. 05-20-01103-CV, 2021 Tex. App. LEXIS 7698 (Tex. App.—Dallas September 17,...more
Is your country party to any bilateral or multilateral treaties for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments? What (in general terms) is the country’s approach to entering into these treaties and what...more
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - - Equitable Lien/Foreclosure: lender entitled to an equitable lien, but not entitled to foreclose on that lien where was no showing of default on mortgage from which the lien arose - Rozanski v....more
The March 23, 2015 Memorandum of Guidance issued jointly by the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (DIFC Courts) and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY Court) follows the same pattern...more
New York's position as a global financial center means litigants often have sought to use New York courts as a forum to enforce judgments or arbitration awards against foreign entities. In reality, the burden of enforcement...more
A judgment creditor sought to domesticate and enforce foreign judgment in Florida. The judgment debtor challenged enforcement on the grounds that Florida lacked personal jurisdiction over the judgment debtor...more