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Case of the Day: Martinez v. Bloomberg
The case of the day is Martinez v. Bloomberg LP (2d Cir. 2014). Brian Anthony Martinez, a former employee of Bloomberg LP, sued Bloomberg for wrongful termination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The facts aren’t that important to the decision. Martinez’s employment contract had an English choice of law clause and an……
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Atlantic Marine: The Supreme Court on Exclusive Choice of Court Agreements
Yesterday the Supreme Court decided Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (S. Ct. 2013). Atlantic Marine was a Virginia corporation with its principal place of business in Virginia. It had a contract with the Army Corps of Engineers to build a child development center at Fort……
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Case of the Day: Magi XXI, Inc. v. Vatican City State
The case of the day is Magi XXI, Inc. v. Stato della Città del Vaticano (2d Cir. 2013). The Vatican Office of Publications, an instrumentality of the Vatican City State, entered into a license agreement with Second Renaissance, LLC, under which it granted Second Renaissance the right to produce and market products based on reproductions……
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Case of the Day: New Jersey v. Merrill Lynch & Co.
It’s been a fairly slow week in judicial assistance, so I’ve reached a little outside the Letters Blogatory scope of coverage for today’s case of the day, New Jersey v. Merrill Lynch & Co. (3d Cir. 2011). The case illustrates a trap for the unwary in drafting forum selection clauses. In an earlier post, I……