Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 15, 2024

The book is particularly notable for its observation—citing Professor Robert McCorquodale—that FDL claims intersect with various fields of law, such as domestic criminal law, tort law, contract law, human rights and constitutional law, comparative law, public international law, and private international law.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

Gorgi Talevski’s family brought a Section 1983 action against Valparaiso Care and Rehabilitation, a government nursing facility owned by Health and Hospital Corp. Government enforcement and administrative remedies may suffice, as will a “centralized review mechanism” that would be undermined by piecemeal individual litigation.

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LawSites

APRIL 27, 2022

Founded in 2014 with an original focus on litigation and personal injury law, the company has been steadily expanding its platform into other areas of law practice — including larger firms, insurance defense, corporate legal, and government — and it plans to use this funding to further fuel that expansion.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 7, 2022

Balancing “the interests of homeowners in default against those seeking affordable home loans,” the Supreme Court in Sheen v. ” The court settles a conflict in Court of Appeal case law and notes a similar divide in federal district court rulings.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Stephen Begani worked as a government contractor after 24 years of active-duty service. Concepcion , Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the majority that the Federal Arbitration Act requires lower courts to “place arbitration agreements on an equal footing with other contracts.” In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc. Ohio, ex rel. Sundance, Inc.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This suit followed, asserting several contract and property claims, as well as a tort claim for intentional interference with business relationships. The trial court dismissed the tort claim against the City pursuant to the GTLA, and dismissal was affirmed on appeal. At issue here was Tenn. Code Ann. § Continue reading

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2023

This decision came as part of the attempted judicial reform that the current coalition government has been trying to pass. It sparked mass protests in January , due to fears that the proposed bills will limit judicial oversight of government decisions and weaken judicial independence.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 29, 2024

After reading and reviewing a thought-provoking book on the choice of law in international commercial contracts in Indonesia last year, I decided to delve further into the subject by picking up a book on Indonesian private international law. Following this, Chapter 2 delves into jurisdiction over shipping claims. Luis F.S.S. 97, 111-112).

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 23, 2023

1] Dr Penasthika’s monograph (‘the monograph’) [2] is one such work that deserves attention for its compelling and comprehensive account of choice of law in international commercial contracts in Indonesia. Chapter Two of this work proceeds to discuss choice of law in international commercial contracts in a global context.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 29, 2021

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]

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This case presents whether a resident deprived of those rights can sue a publicly owned and operated nursing home under Section 1983, which provides a cause of action against government actors who deprive anyone of rights secured by the “laws” of the United States, meaning other federal statutes, including spending clause enactments.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 30, 2021

Since Foster v Driscoll [1929] 1 KB 470, common law courts have recognised that contracts made with the intention to commit a criminal offence in a foreign state are unenforceable, even if the contract contemplated an alternative mode or place of performance. Lyu performed the transfer in China, but received no money in Singapore.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 6, 2023

She asserted claims in tort and under the Australian Consumer Law ( ACL ) in schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ( CCA ) against companies behind the ship: Carnival plc and its subsidiary, Princess Cruise Lines Ltd (together, Princess ). The ship is registered in Bermuda.

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Blackstone Career Institute

JUNE 6, 2024

Students will explore traditional and online dispute resolution, sales and leases, warranties, product liability, consumer law, e-contracts, and negotiable instruments. Key topics include the role of a paralegal in tort litigation, the study of negligence, strict liability, products liability, and various other tort categories.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 24, 2022

UT had a contract with Erlanger Health System (Erlanger) to provide “residents and supervising professors, as well as ‘coverage’ consisting of physicians to staff the residency clinics at Erlanger.” Note: Chapter 98, Section 4 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The counterclaim asserted claims for breach of contract, libel and slander based on statements allegedly made online and to third parties by plaintiffs about defendant. Note: Chapter 28, Section 14 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. internal citations omitted).

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Prior to the Rome Regulations, the conflict-of-law judgments on those “contracts with protective effect in favour of third parties” differed between German and Austrian courts. It points out that the Regulation Rome I covers only obligations that would not exist without the contract. Recent decisions have clarified some issues.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 12, 2020

2) Application of Law: Based on the interpretation of “the lex rei sitae at the time that the legal fact occurred” in Article 37 of the Private International Law Act, the Court held that Chinese law, rather than Dutch law, shall govern the ownership of the statue. [8]. The Jurisdiction of the Chinese Court: Prorogated Jurisdiction.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In essence, he argued that an action for unjust enrichment is not a “matter relating to a contract” in the sense of Article 5(1), save where it is closely connected with a preexisting (or alleged to exist) contractual relationship (points 44-52). On the alternative jurisdiction for contracts/torts.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Under Section 1983 , an individual who is accused of a crime and believes his constitutional rights were violated can sue government actors for civil damages. Favorable termination serves important values independent of other elements of the tort and thus should be retained. The prosecution dismissed the charges. Clark’s arguments.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 8, 2024

And that has implications for tort law, contract law, and property law, because it is less clear in many ways how basic legal principles such as negligence, foreseeability, force majeure, and reasonableness will apply to particular problems. What does it mean to act reasonably in a changing climate?

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The contracts contain an exclusive foreign jurisdiction clause nominating a non-Australian jurisdiction. Many passengers contracted COVID-19; some died. Background The Ruby Princess’ passengers contracted on different sets of terms and conditions (US, UK and AU). The passengers hail from Australia, and other countries.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Governments with no realistic prospect of paying their debts often gamble for redemption, trying desperately to avoid default. Instead, the Maduro government gambled. The Venezuelan Constitution requires legislative approval for contracts in the national public interest. interest in CITGO Holding, the parent company of U.S.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 12, 2021

It argues that a tort lawsuit brought by foreign victims of climate change against local greenhouse gas emitters could overcome jurisdictional obstacles, notably the local action rule, and proceed in Canada. It is thought to be a significant jurisdictional obstacle in transboundary environmental disputes involving foreign land.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 17, 2025

Since the question in this case is whether the plaintiff can claim the return of money lost on the basis of an illegal and therefore void contract, Rome I is applicable as it also governs claims arising from contracts that are ineffective or of doubtful validity. So far, German courts were hesitant to take this road.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 4, 2021

They allow the enforcement of foreign default judgments based only on the defendant’s temporary presence in the foreign jurisdiction at the time of service, while treating as irrelevant much more substantial factors such as the place of performance of a contractual obligation or place of commission of a tort (even in personal injury cases).

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 1, 2024

Afterwards, Dr. Pedamon and Dr. Lamont-Black also presented their research titled ‘Responsible Contracting in Agri-Food Supply Chains: Mitigating Power Asymmetries on the Road Towards Sustainability’. Complex food supply chains reveal power imbalances, with larger trading partners often imposing unfair practices on less powerful suppliers.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

In cases involving the injury of a subcontractor employee, Tennessee courts “have looked to, among other things, the contracts governing the relationships between the landowners, prime contractors, and subcontractors to examine the scope of the parties’ respective duties.” In Thompson v. Southland Constructors , No.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 22, 2022

As a consequence of its application, all claims are governed by the same applicable law, thereby fostering the effectiveness of collective redress. Reimann: Human Rights Litigation Beyond the Alien Tort Claims Act: The Crucial Role of the Act of State Doctrine. Samtleben: Paraguay: Choice of Law in international contracts.

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 12, 2021

WTMG is a governmental entity under the definitions in the Governmental Tort Liability Act. The GTLA defines government employees in Tenn. When plaintiffs filed their complaint, they named only the doctor as a defendant. 29-20-310(b)). Code Ann. §

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 26, 2021

The principal focus will be on questions of jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of judgments and choice of law for contract and tort. However, instead of ensuring legal clarity in this respect, the two decisions rendered by the ECJ further fragment the autonomous concept of contract under international civil procedural law.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

bankruptcy, class action, trademark, securities, and tort litigation, to the tune of $50 to $100 billion in investments annually. [10] Government Accountability Office, Third Party Litigation Funding: Market Characteristics, Data, and Trends, GAO-23-105210 (Dec. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 30, 2021

The focus is on the question how tort claims are connected if the contracting partners have agreed on confidentiality terms, in particular under a non-disclosure agreement. The author comes to the conclusion that a secondary connection to the jurisdiction governing the agreement according to Art. He based his claim on tort.

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SimplyLawJobs

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

local government, property, family or criminal law etc.). This covers all the basic areas of academic law including, English Legal System, Contract Law, Law of Tort and a choice of another legal topic. Working as a paralegal can be a very rewarding way of earning a living. You will be the first point of contact for.

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At the Lectern

JULY 6, 2023

Responding to questions asked by the Ninth Circuit about California law, the court’s unanimous opinion by Justice Carol Corrigan precludes an action alleging a construction worker’s wife contracted COVID from her husband due to his employer’s failure to abide by government health orders at the beginning of the pandemic.

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Conflict of Laws

JULY 5, 2021

The CJEU (Grand Chamber) has issued a landmark ruling on the borderline between contract and tort disputes under Article 7(1) and (2) of the Brussels I-bis Regulation. New kinds of assets and modern developments in contracting and technology pose new challenges concerning the methods how to locate assets.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

” One of the most sought after positions are “Coker Fellows” who work as teaching assistants. That means that this professor is likely to be called as a witness in depositions and any trial if the case survives a motion to dismiss. However, in ruling on such a motion, the court must assume all facts in favor of the students.

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