In Animal Science Products v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co., the Supreme Court of the United States held that foreign governments are not entitled to absolute deference on the construction of their own laws. The Court’s...more
6/19/2018
/ Animal Science Products Inc v Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co Ltd ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Application of Foreign Laws ,
China ,
Comity ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Exports ,
FRCP Rule 44.1 ,
Judicial Deference ,
Price-Fixing ,
Question of Law ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sherman Act
The Supreme Court addressed the scope of so-called “specific personal jurisdiction,” on Monday, as applied to major corporations, strengthening defendants’ potential arguments at the motion to dismiss stage. Bristol-Myers...more
6/24/2017
/ Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Due Process ,
Forum Shopping ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
General Jurisdiction ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Minimum Contacts ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Specific Jurisdiction