Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 304: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 1 – Jurisdiction)
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On March 16, 2026, Congress passed an updated version of the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act (“HEAR Act”), which was signed into law by the President on April 13, 2026. The purpose of the HEAR Act is to aid in the...more
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Court or New York Court) has denied Xinyuan Real Estate Company Ltd. (Xinyuan or Debtor)’s motion to dismiss an involuntary chapter 11 case filed...more
On February 27, 2026, the Delaware Superior Court issued a memorandum opinion and order in Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. et al. v. Instagram, LLC et al., granting summary judgment for a group of insurers and denying motions...more
Harris Beach Murtha attorneys Abbie Fuchs, Dan Strecker and Alessandra Ash review and analyze key judicial holdings and legal developments in federal court and tort hot spots across the country that have affected the industry...more
Issuers facing threats of securities litigation have been trying to obtain as much certainty as possible concerning their potential exposure in such lawsuits for years. The effort has included attempts to have securities and...more
In OSR Enters. AG v. REE Auto., Ltd., the Fifth Circuit recently ruled that, under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, a trade secret dispute originally filed in federal district court in Texas will have to be decided by an...more
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. This month, we cover decisions affirming a large verdict for trade secret misappropriation, upholding a ruling that passwords are...more
For companies operating nationwide, rules governing where they can be sued are consequential — especially in high-exposure toxic tort litigation. Toxic tort cases often involve claims over exposure to substances like...more
A federal court in Illinois recently transferred a Washington resident’s putative class action to Washington, finding the Northern District of Illinois lacked jurisdiction over a Washington-based defendant, Northwest Bath...more
You know the emergency response is not good when you get a call at 4:30 a.m. telling you to turn on CNN. On January 5, 2020, a Z&D Tour Bus carrying 59 passengers on board rolled over on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected India’s motion to dismiss, based on sovereign immunity, a $174 million arbitration award in a dispute with German telecommunications provider Deutsche...more
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s recent decision in Tranter v. Z&D Tour Inc. is likely to ease the burden on defendants seeking dismissal based on forum non conveniens. The Tranter decision is a significant win for...more
Today, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued its long-awaited opinion in Tranter v. Z&D Tour, Inc. clarifying the standard to transfer venue under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Tranter concerned a consolidated...more
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, August 12, which included two opinions of interest to the Alabama business community...more
The Tel Aviv District Court has, for the first time, considered a request to enforce an ICSID award in Israel. In the case against Spain, the Court declined enforcement, holding that Israel was not the appropriate forum due...more
The first half of 2025 saw numerous developments in the strategies and counterstrategies between corporations and their stockholders in efforts to find the most favorable law and courts to decide disputes between them....more
In Banoka S.à.r.l. v. Elliott Management Corp., the Second Circuit recently held that a contractual forum-selection clause may weigh against an application for discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (Section 1782). 2025 WL 2166397...more
On July 21, 2025, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion in EpicentRx, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Diego County, overturning the lower courts’ decision to decline enforcement of a forum selection clause requiring...more
On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not require plaintiffs to show that a foreign state...more
Two notable English court judgments on jurisdiction have been handed down in the last few months – the first being the Court of Appeal’s decision in Limbu & Others v. Dyson Technology Ltd & Others [1], and the second the High...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the first of three episodes in which we review the substantive Civil Procedure law we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series. Today we're talking about jurisdiction,...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently compelled two parties to arbitrate their claims despite the abolishment of the forum that they selected in their international commercial arbitration clause. The case...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Daniels v. Fla Fish & Wildlife - fishing regulations, constitutional challenges, standing - Glover v. Ocwen Loan Serv - FDCPA, mortgage payment fees - Rosado v. Sec’y US Navy...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Schleider v. GVDB Operations - removal, remand, federal officer - USA v. Lightsey - sentencing, ACCA - Romano v. John Hancock - foreign tax credits, ERISA - Davis v. Ala...more
The UK Supreme Court decision in UniCredit Bank v RusChemAlliance has confirmed that the English court has jurisdiction to grant an anti-suit injunction (ASI) to restrain foreign court proceedings brought in breach of a Paris...more