Jurisdiction, New Legislation, Business Litigation

Location, Location, Location: Connecticut Legislature Clarifies Venue Rules

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 6/5/2024

Public Act 24-108, passed at the conclusion of Connecticut’s 2024 Legislative Session and signed into law by Governor Lamont on June 4, brings needed statutory clarity to where a business entity may initiate a lawsuit in...more

Russia Has Introduced a Law Seeking to Protect the Rights of Sanctioned Russians

Dechert LLP on 6/15/2020

President Vladimir Putin signed a bill on June 8, 2020 designed to provide legal recourse, in certain cases, to Russian (and foreign) persons who have been sanctioned by foreign states....more

New Russian Law Allows Sanctioned Parties to Move Contract Disputes to Russian Court

Morgan Lewis on 6/10/2020

By President Putin’s signature on 8 June 2020, Russia has enacted a jarring new Law by which, as written, in a significant range of circumstances Russian individuals and companies (and foreign companies) that have been...more

Business Friendly: Wyoming Establishes Chancery Court

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 7/24/2019

Wyoming is business friendly and has been taking efforts to streamline conflicts related to companies doing business in the Cowboy State. On March 15, 2019, Governor Gordon signed into law an act of the 2019 Wyoming...more

North Carolina Law Adds Predictability to Litigation Involving Business Contracts

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 10/11/2018

North Carolina businesses commonly enter into contracts to buy or sell goods and services west of Murphy, north of Mt. Airy, south of Charlotte, and even east of Ocracoke. When contracts such as these extend beyond state...more

New North Carolina Law Adds Predictability to Litigation Involving Business Contracts

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 9/20/2017