Can a product-liability class that is full of uninjured members be certified? *

USA - January 16 2013
The answer is a resounding "no," says Judge Cormac Carney of the Central District of California in a recent significant decision in litigation over…

Co-authors: Kevin S. Ranlett.

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US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit holds that parties in foreign commercial arbitrations may seek discovery in the United States *

USA - June 28 2012
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A. v. JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc., has held that a foreign arbitration panel is a “tribunal” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. §1782, thereby authorizing parties to such arbitrations to seek discovery from a United States district court pursuant to that statute.

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PRIME Finance - specialist panel for resolving global financial disputes *

Global - January 31 2012
A new and dynamic approach to resolving complex cross-border financial disputes was unveiled this month with the opening conference in The Hague of PRIME Finance, the Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance.

Co-authors: Menachem M. Hasofer, Seema Bono , Rani Mina, Philip Allen Lacovara, William H. Knull, III.

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US Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership *

USA - November 30 2010
Section 282 of the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 282, provides that a patent is presumed valid and places the “[t]he burden of establishing invalidity of a patent or any claim thereof . . . on the party asserting such invalidity.”

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Second Circuit bars Alien Tort Statute claims against corporations *

USA - September 20 2010
The Alien Tort Statute (ATS), which was enacted by the first Congress in 1789, has served as the primary vehicle in recent decades for class action lawsuits by foreign plaintiffs alleging human rights violations abroad by US and foreign corporations.

Co-authors: Mark G. Hanchet.

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