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Maritime Coverage Case About To Make Waves at Supreme Court
How should a federal court decide whether to enforce a choice-of-law provision? That's the question at the heart of 'Great Lakes Ins. v. Raiders Retreat Realty', a maritime coverage dispute that will be argued before the Supreme Court. However the court rules, the decision could have wide-ranging implications for insurance disputes—even those on land.Foreign Residents Have New Opportunities to Sue in US Courts for RICO Violations
This article discusses the Smagin v. Yegiazaryan case and addresses how circumstances under which compensable domestic RICO injuries may arise can provide guidance to would-be foreign-based putative plaintiffs in determining whether the circumstances in their cases give rise to domestic RICO injuries.Should Foreign Companies Face Lanham Act Sanctions for Trademark Infringement Occurring Abroad?
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether the federal Lanham Act should be interpreted so broadly that domestic companies can leverage it to bar trademark infringement by — and seek significant damage awards against — foreign entities operating almost entirely overseas.View more book results for the query "extraterritoriality"
The Supreme Court—Extraterritoriality and the Lanham Act
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision challenging a $96 million verdict in a trademark dispute has a large impact on the extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act by U.S. courts and presages' continued efforts to trim the extraterritorial application of federal law.Sophisticated Schemers Beware: Civil RICO Expands Creditors' Arsenal—Part II
The Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in Yegiazaryan v. Smagin affirming the Ninth Circuit's holding and providing RICO plaintiffs with a powerful tool against debtors employing fraudulent tactics to avoid payment.The Lanham Act Does Not 'Rule the World'
Despite the uncertainty raised by the recent SCOTUS decision in Abitron v. Hetronic International, it sends a clear message to rights owners (whether they be businesses, brands or individuals): obtain and enforce your trademark rights on a global basis because the Lanham Act does not "rule the world."US Supreme Court Continues Its Pro-Arbitration Approach
In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued back-to-back pro-arbitration decisions in two separate cases.US Trademark Law Does Not Apply Abroad, Supreme Court Rules
Congress provided no "express statement" that the Lanham Act applies "extraterritorially," Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote.Law Firm Operational Considerations for the Corporate Transparency Act
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