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New York Court of Appeals Rejects Consent-By-Registration Rule for Personal Jurisdiction

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Over the last decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has significantly restricted when courts can assert general personal jurisdiction over defendants, i.e., jurisdiction in lawsuits that do not arise out of or relate to the...more

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New York’s Highest Court Limits Jurisdiction Over Foreign Companies

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Foreign companies wishing to do business in New York are generally familiar with the requirement that, under New York Business Corporation Law (the BCL), a foreign corporation must obtain authorization to do so. If such a...more

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In This Case, The First Filed Case Was Last

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In 2014, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a Delaware corporation, spun off Halyard Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to a distribution agreement. The distribution agreement required Halyard to indemnify Kimberly-Clark...more

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Second Circuit Confirms Extraterritorial Reach of Section 1782 and Clarifies Jurisdictional Requirements

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A recent Second Circuit decision provides important guidance on the scope and application of Section 1782, the expansive discovery provision that authorizes district courts to compel parties in the United States to provide...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

2016 Year In Review: Corporate Governance Litigation And Regulation

2016 saw many notable developments in corporate governance litigation and related regulatory developments. In this article, we discuss significant judicial and regulatory developments in the following areas: Mergers...more

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Location, Location, Location: Personal Jurisdiction in Products Liability Lawsuits

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As every manufacturer, distributor, advertiser, or retailer of consumer products likely knows, the location where a lawsuit is brought can have a large impact on the ultimate resolution of the matter. Whether because of...more

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Temporary Finality? The Fifth Circuit Says “No Dice.”

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Federalism, like love, is a many-splendored thing. And although stark manifestations are easy to see coming, subtle distinctions can rear their heads in surprising places. Such was the case last month in Luvata Grenada,...more

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