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Case of the Day: Fellowes v. Changzhou Xinrui Fellowes Office Equipment Co.
The case of the day is Fellowes v. Changzhou Xinrui Fellowes Office Equipment Co. (N.D. Ill. 2012). Fellowes, an Illinois company, purchased paper shredders and other office products from Changzhou Xinrui Fellowes, a Chinese joint venture between Fellowes Hong Kong Ltd., apparently an affiliate of Fellowes, and Jiangsu Shinri Machinery Co. When Fellowes Hong Kong……
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Mediation and Arbitration Mechanism under the Mainland-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Agreement
Jie Huang is Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade School of Law. On August 9, 2012, Mainland China and Taiwan concluded the Cross-Strait Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (hereinafter “BIA”) during the eighth Chen-Jiang Meeting (meeting between the Association for Relations across……
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Jie Huang Joins The IJA Brigade
Letters Blogatory warmly welcomes the newest member of the IJA Brigade, Jie Huang, associate professor of law and director of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade’s School of Law. I’m pleased to publish her post on the new Cross-Strait Bilateral Investment Protection & Promotion Agreement between China and Taiwan, a……
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Case of the Day: Changzhou Amec Eastern Tools & Equipment v. Eastern Tools & Equipment
The case of the day, Changzhou Amec Eastern Tools & Equipment Co. v. Eastern Tools & Equipment, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2012), is a rare and disturbing case—the judge refused to confirm an international arbitral award after finding that the respondent had been forced to sign the arbitral agreement under duress. Eastern Tools, a California corporation,……
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Case of the Day: Yates v. Cheung
The case of the day is Yates v. Cheung (N.D. Cal. 2012). Craig Yates, who uses a wheelchair, alleged that several businesses apparently located in a single building were not accessible to him. He asserted claims under the Americans With Disability Act and California law against the businesses and their landlords, Yee Mei Cheung, Tat……