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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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bankruptcy, class action, trademark, securities, and tort litigation, to the tune of $50 to $100 billion in investments annually. [10] As such, the Federal District Court of Delaware has recently found itself at the center of this high-stakes debate about transparency and the purpose of the courts. 8, 2022). [30] 337-TA-1295 (Jul.

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Which law governs disputes involving corporations?

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A claim of a corporation against another in relation to a breach of contract between the two is an example of a dispute related to external affairs of a corporation. Thus, the general rule of the place of tort applies equally to corporations and private individuals. [1] L 199) 40 (EC), art 4 (1). [2]

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 4/2023: Abstracts

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The respective rule invalidated marriages contracted validly according to the national law of the intended spouses if one of them was younger than 16 years of age (Art. While the decision is formally a procedural one, its most striking passages address substantive tort law. 13 ss 3 no 1 EGBGB).

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Conflict of Laws of Freedom of Speech on Elon Musk’s Twitter

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Twitter, Inc is incorporated in Delaware, and has various subsidiaries around the world; Twitter International Company , for example, is incorporated in Ireland and responsible as data controller for users that live outside of the United States. ‘Twitter’ is not a monolithic entity. 4] Dow Jones & Co Inc v Gutnick (2002) 210 CLR 575. [5]

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Delaware v. The plaintiffs alleged that evidence showed that the project—for which the “stated purpose is to fulfill long-term contracts for ‘clean energy’ projects with the State of Massachusetts”—would instead increase greenhouse gas emissions. District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corp. , 1:20-cv-01932 (D.D.C.): BP America Inc. ,