The United States Supreme Court may soon decide whether U.S. victims of terrorist attacks in Israel may sue the Palestinian Authority (“PA”) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (“PLO)” for damages in U.S. courts. In...more
4/7/2025
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Israel/Palestine ,
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Deciding whether to choose state or federal court can be outcome determinative. This is particularly important in deciding to remove a case from state to federal court. Some state franchise statutes clearly allow a court to...more
1/27/2025
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
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Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Injunctions ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Jurisdiction ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Removal ,
State Courts
After it became clear that they would lose World War II, Nazi Germany and Hungary raced to complete their eradication of the Jews before the Axis surrendered. The Axis powers wiped out more than two-thirds of Hungary’s...more
Under existing precedent in the 11th Circuit, which includes Florida, federal courts cannot overturn international arbitration awards on the ground that the arbitrators “exceeded their powers,” a frequently invoked ground for...more
Like some other international arbitration institutions, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (“ICDR”) recently adopted amendments to its International Dispute Resolution Procedures (the “2021 ICDR Rules”). The...more
3/30/2021
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Case Consolidation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Counterclaims ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dispositions ,
Dispute Resolution ,
E-Signatures ,
ICDR ,
International Arbitration ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Joinder ,
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Mediation ,
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