Remove Entertainment Remove Laws Remove Stare Decisis
article thumbnail

Zimmer v. Insall: The Power of Arbitration Agreements in Patent Royalty Disputes

Patently O

Marvel Entertainment, LLC , 576 U.S. The Supreme Court directly revisited the rule in Kimble, but ultimately chose to uphold the rule based on stare decisis. Insall reinforces a few principles: Courts will afford great deference to arbitrators’ contract interpretations, even when they implicate patent law issues.

article thumbnail

The Nigerian Court of Appeal declines to enforce a Commonwealth of Virginia (in USA) Choice of Court Agreement

Conflict of Laws

GOVERNING LAW: The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA without regard to the principle of conflicts of any jurisdiction.”. Its argument, inter alia , was that by virtue of Article 12 and 13 of their agreement, the Nigerian court had no jurisdiction in this case.

Court 52