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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Conflict of Laws

Another interesting example would be a series of cases where a Chinese court in Guangzhou recognized and enforced compensatory damages awarded in three U.S. EB-5 Visa fraud judgments, but rejected the punitive damages awarded therein, echoing the same rule laid down in the 2021 Conference Summary.

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Psychotherapist’s family files lawsuit against Syria government over alleged unlawful detention and killing

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The family members of Syrian-American Majd Kamalmaz filed a civil lawsuit against the Syrian government on Monday, seeking damages of at least $70 million from the Assad regime for the unlawful detention, torture and killing of Kamalmaz. Kamalmaz’s family was informed by US officials in May that he died in prison.

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Trump lawyer alleges conflict of interest in E. Jean Carroll defamation case

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The unnamed source stated they worked as a partner at the same law firm and knew of the close relationship. ” The letter detailed the small time period in which the two worked at the same “large” law firm and the different roles they filled. She cited 28 U.S.C. § Jean Carrol.

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