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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Key Breakthroughs in the Choice of Governing Law in Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area

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On February 13th 2025, Supreme People’s Court of The People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) issued the Reply on Validity of Agreements by Hong Kong and Macao-Invested Enterprises Registered in Mainland Cities of the...more

Gray Reed

Texas Mineral Buyer’s Due Diligence Falls Short

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Patch LLC et al v. Indio Minerals LLC et al  was a dispute over title to a 1/8th NPRI in land in Midland County. Viola Ash, an Illinois resident, executed a warranty deed in 1932 for land in Midland County, reserving a 1/8...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

SCOTUS Declines to Decide Missouri Corporation's Question of International Comity and State Law

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International comity has long sat at the center of U.S. foreign relations law, governing how U.S. courts approach conflicting foreign laws, foreign judgments, and abstention. However, evaluation of international comity...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Mandatory Captive Rules in Limbo for California Employers – 2 Federal Lawsuits Challenge SB 399 and Looming Issue Before the NLRB

As discussed in our recent article, the introduction of SB 399 in California (approved and added as California Labor Code section 1137) sparked significant discussion and concern among California employers with union...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CJEU Recognizes Cross-Border Jurisdiction of National Courts, Long-Arm Jurisdiction of UPC

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision significantly expanding the capabilities of both the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the national courts in EU Member States to issue cross-border injunctions...more

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Safeguarding Your Israeli Apartment with Proper Estate Planning

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For many families, owning an apartment in Israel – whether as a second home or a cherished holiday retreat – is a lifelong dream. The journey from selecting the right property, navigating the purchase process, and turning a...more

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Jurisdiction Shall we make this exclusive?

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Jurisdiction clauses in trust deeds are critical in determining the forum for resolving disputes. These clauses can be either exclusive, conferring jurisdiction to a specific court, or non-exclusive, allowing for flexibility...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Similarity Between Cross-Jurisdictional Class Actions Is Not Enough to Justify Staying One Action Pre-Certification

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In InvestorCOM Inc. v. L’Anton, 2025 BCCA 40, the BC Court of Appeal upheld the chambers judge’s decision not to strike the plaintiff’s claim because of a parallel action in Ontario that also sought certification as a...more

Venable LLP

A Primer on State Consumer Financial Regulation: What Businesses Need to Know Now

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The landscape of consumer financial services is shifting, driven by a broader deregulatory trend at the federal level. In this environment, companies must still address federal consumer financial law compliance and navigate a...more

Jones Day

CJEU Grants Jurisdiction Over Foreign IP Infringement Cases

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The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") issued a landmark decision on February 25, 2025, in the case of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH v. Electrolux AB. The ruling extends the jurisdiction of EU courts to adjudicate...more

A&O Shearman

CJEU imposes limits on the validity of asymmetric EU jurisdiction clauses

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In a decision that may cause some concern, the CJEU has held that asymmetric EU jurisdiction clauses are only valid under EU law if they designate with sufficient precision the alternative jurisdictions in which proceedings...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Bankruptcy Court Issues New Decision on Recognition of Foreign Proceedings Under Chapter 15

The U.S. bankruptcy court in New York recently issued an important decision under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code concerning the restructuring of U.S. law governed debt in a foreign insolvency proceeding. In re Mega...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Wisconsin Appeals Court Rejects National Bank Act Preemption

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In a significant ruling on February 18, 2025, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals determined that National Bank Act (NBA) does not preempt the procedural “right to cure” notice requirements mandated by the Wisconsin Consumer Act...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Nonresidents Beware: Oregon's and Washington's Fractional Formula and Apportionment Rules Apply to In-State Property

At $13.99 million for 2025, the federal estate tax exclusion is the largest it has ever been, but it will be reduced by half in 2026, which you can read more about in this advisory....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

22 AGs Challenge New York’s Climate Superfund Law

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A coalition of industry associations and 22 state attorneys general (AG), led by West Virginia AG JB McCuskey, filed a lawsuit against the State of New York in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

A Circuit Split Deepens on Burden to Establish Foreign Privilege to Defeat Section 1782 Discovery

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For litigants in foreign courts, 28 U.S.C. § 1782 has long been a promising, if finicky, tool to access discoverable materials by filing an ex parte application in U.S. federal district court. The statute provides certain...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Fifth Circuit Erie-Guess Excludes Retirement Accounts from Spousal Restitution Garnishment

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On December 30, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi that concerned the denial of Appellant’s motion to...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

February 2025 New York Insurance Coverage Law Update

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The insured is a Texas-based hotel operator. A windstorm damaged one of its hotels in Texas and three months later the insured reported the loss to Mt. Hawley Insurance Company, its commercial property insurer. The policy...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Illinois swipe fee injunction extended to cover out-of-state banks, but not federal credit unions

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Chief Judge Virginia Kendall of the Northern District of Illinois has extended her preliminary injunction prohibiting Illinois from enforcing the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (the “IFPA”) to cover out-of-state...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Noncompete Bans – Next Up: Ohio

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This month, Ohio joined the list of states with pending legislation to ban noncompetes.* With the FTC noncompete ban blocked on a nationwide basis last year, Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill on February 5, 2025, that would...more

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Don't Get Caught Out: When English Limitation Periods Can Trump Your Contract's Governing Law

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The High Court’s recent decision in Djanogly v. Djanogly [2025] EWHC 61 (Ch) is a rare example of a successful challenge to an arbitration award under s.68 of the Arbitration Act 1996. It also highlights a feature of...more

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Court Decision: Worldwide Rights Lost When a Songwriter Terminates Under US Copyright Law

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In its ruling in the case Cyril E. Vetter, Et Al. v. Robert Resnik, No. 23-1369-SDD-EWD (M.D. La. Jan. 29, 2025), the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana ruled that the US songwriter-plaintiff Vetter...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

You Can Buy Me Dinner, But Don’t Expect to Choose My Entrée: Motion to Disqualify for Non-Party Litigation Funding Conflicts of...

You can pay for the dinner, but you cannot pick when, where or what we’re eating. At least that’s what a Magistrate Judge in the District of New Jersey decided last week in Harish v. Arbit, No. CV 21-11088-EP-AME, 2025 WL...more

A&O Shearman

English courts take jurisdiction over Malaysian forced labour allegations - Limbu v Dyson

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The English Court of Appeal has ruled that the English courts have jurisdiction to hear a claim brought by a group of migrant workers against three companies in the Dyson group alleging trafficking and abuses of their labour...more

Mayer Brown

English Court Rules on Conflicting Jurisdiction and Arbitration Clauses

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The English Commercial Court has handed down an important decision highlighting the approach adopted by the English court when there are competing jurisdiction and arbitration clauses (“Competing Clauses”) and the effect of a...more

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