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Forget Politics, Let’s Talk About ʻOumuamua!
Let’s put all of the political kvetching aside for one day and think about something really cool. By way of background, before I got interested in the law I thought I might grow up to be an astronomer. In high school I was a very good physics and calculus student—good enough that when I got……
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Case of the Day: Patrick’s Restaurant v. Singh
The case of the day is Patrick’s Restaurant LLC v. Singh (D. Minn. 2018). Patrick’s sued Sujit Kumar Singh for breach of contract, on account of an alleged failure to make a promised capital contribution to the business in return for a membership interest. Singh resided in Mumbai. Singh was represented by US counsel and……
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Case to Watch: Jam v. International Finance Corp.
The Supreme Court heard argument yesterday in Jam v. International Finance Corp. I wrote about the case last year. The issue in the case is simple. Under DC Circuit precedent construing the International Organizations Immunities Act, international organizations have immunity from suit to the same extent that foreign sovereigns had it in 1945, at the……
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Case of the Day: Hulton v. Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen
The case of the day is Hulton v. Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen (S.D.N.Y. 2018). Michael and Penny Hulton were the heirs of Alfred Flechtheim, a German Jew who was a prominent art collector before the war. Among other paintings, he had works by Beckmann, Gris, and Klee. When the Nazis came to power, Flechtheim fled to Paris,……
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Book of the Day: Arbitration of Intellectual Property Disputes in the United States
I’m happy to announce the publication of Arbitration of Intellectual Property Disputes in the United States, by Thomas D. Halket, David L. Evans, and yours truly. The book is published by Juris, and it’s available at the Juris website in print and PDF editions. It’s a companion volume to Arbitration of International Intellectual Property Disputes,……