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Puerto Rico: Lessons For Manufacturers And Dealers In Federal Court's Denial Of Request For Injunction Under Dealership Statute - Foley & Lardner

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District Court for the District of Puerto Rico has recently ruled on a case dealing with Puerto Rico's Dealer's Contracts Act, also known as Law 75.

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More on the Validity of the PDVSA 2020 Bonds

Conflict of Laws

The Venezuelan Constitution requires legislative approval for contracts in the national public interest. We have seen this pattern in Venezuela, Mozambique, Ukraine, Zambia, Liberia, Puerto Rico, and in other sovereign and sub-sovereign borrowers. The deal went ahead anyway.

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Transforming legal borders: International judicial cooperation and technology in private international law – Part I

Conflict of Laws

Added to these phenomena is the rise of electronic commerce and online contracting platforms. Artificial intelligence, smart contracts, the blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), and the analysis of large volumes of data (big data) are demanding an exhaustive examination of the basic paradigms of law in general and the PIL in particular.

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RabelsZ: New issue alert

Conflict of Laws

a CISG sets out for a sale of goods for personal use, the UN Sales Law may in individual cases be applicable to cross-border sales contracts that are also subject to national consumer protection law. The involved provisions are generally not compatible with each other, with the result that they cannot be applied to the same contract.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2021

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Born in Puerto Rico and orphaned at age nine, Celina Baez Sotomayor moved to New York during World War II. The ruling, which limited the circumstances under which the government can obtain a so-called prior restraint on publication, is one of the most important First Amendment decisions in history.

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Guest Blog: USACE and FEMA Promote Fossil Fuel Dependence and a Centralized Grid in Puerto Rico

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The Approach Will Cost Lives This year’s hurricane season has gotten off to a very active start with three storms in the vicinity of Puerto Rico in just the first month of the season. Death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria officially raised to 2,975 from 64 – ABC News (go.com).The