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Case of the Day: Scalin v. Société Nationale SNCF
The case of the day is Scalin v. Société Nationale SNCF SA (7th Cir. 2021). The plaintiffs were the descendants of Jews in France whom the authorities sent to death camps on trains operated by the French national railroad, the defendant. The railroad workers stole the Jews’ belongings and gave them to the Nazis, and……
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Case of the Day: Moskovits v. Brazil
A pro se plaintiff wins reconsideration of a jurisdictional dismissal in an FSIA case Continue Reading Case of the Day: Moskovits v. Brazil
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Case of the Day: CLMS Management Services v. Amwins Brokerage
Does the McCarran-Ferguson Act “reverse preempt” federal law when it requires arbitration of an insurance dispute? Continue Reading Case of the Day: CLMS Management Services v. Amwins Brokerage
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Case of the Day: Kumtor Gold Co. v. Kyrgyz Republic
Okay, today’s case of the day, Kumtor Gold C. v. Kyrgyz Republic (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2021), raises an interesting issue. Kumtor Gold Co., a subsidiary of Centerra Gold (a Canadian firm), managed a gold mine in Kyrgyzstan. It filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in New York after the Kyrgyz government seized the mine in May.……
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Gary Born’s Critique of the Choice of Court Agreement Convention Misses the Mark
Gary Born has published a series of posts not just critiquing the HCCH 2005 Choice of Court Convention, but urging states not to ratify it, or to denounce it if they have already joined. Born’s first three posts were published in June on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, where he also published two follow-up posts. Born’s……