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Article of the Day: Beale, Lugar, and Schwarz on the Judicial Assistance Statute and Arbitration
Kenneth Beale, Justin Lugar, and Franz Schwarz, all lawyers with WilmerHale, have a new article on the applicability of the judicial assistance statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1782, to international arbitration: Solving the § 1782 Puzzle: Bringing Certainty to the Debate Over 28 U.S.C. § 1782’s Application to International Arbitration, 47 Stan. J. Int’l L. 51……
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Case of the Day J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro
The Supreme Court has just issued a significant, and I think unfortunate, decision on the issue of personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants, that will be of interest to foreign companies that sell products in the American market. Before turning to the decisions, a few words of background are in order. In the bad old days,……
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Case of the Day: Stone v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals
The Case of the Day is Stone v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2011). Paula Palladino was prescribed generic ciprofloxacin for treatment of an infection. Shortly thereafter, she went to the hospital with a fever and a rash. She was eventually diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome, a rare skin condition, and ultimately died. Her heirs sued……