Jurisdiction, In Rem Jurisdiction

Commercial Division Denies Application to Enforce Stipulation of Settlement for Lack of Standing

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 6/1/2021

The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution provides that “Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.” In terms of...more

Fifth Circuit Overturns Receiver’s Settlement Barring Third-Party Claims Against Stanford Financial Insurers

Winstead PC on 6/27/2019

The Fifth Circuit overturned a U.S. District Court’s approval of a settlement between Ralph Janvey, the Receiver for Stanford International Bank, and various insurance company Underwriters, under which the Underwriters had...more

American Indian Law and Policy: 10 Things You Need to Know - July 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/18/2018

All three branches of the federal government had a busy spring. The U.S. Supreme Court just completed its 2017 term in June with a full-strength bench after spending much of the previous term with only eight justices after...more

Supreme Court Decides Upper Skagit Indiana Tribe v. Lundgren

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 5/22/2018

On May 21, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Upper Skagit Indiana Tribe v. Lundgren, No 17-387, holding that its prior decision in County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakima Nation, 502...more

The Fifth Circuit Recognizes Impact of Subsequent In Rem Action on Forum Non Conveniens Analysis

Baker Donelson on 5/27/2014

The ever-changing Fifth Circuit jurisprudence on forum non conveniens (FNC) may have taken another turn with the Fifth Circuit’s opinion in Cotemar S.A. De C.V. v. Hornbeck Offshore Servs., L.L.C., 13-20230, 2014 WL 2111190...more

It’s Not Just For Patents Anymore: Using The ITC To Combat Theft Of Trade Secrets

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 6/12/2013

Trade secret theft knows no borders in an age of cybertheft and global corporate espionage....more