Expedia urged a Florida magistrate judge Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the online travel company of trafficking in an island confiscated by the Cuban government, arguing that a simple assertion of ownership of a claim to the property is not enough to put Expedia on notice of potential violations.
Expedia urged a Florida magistrate judge Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the online travel company of trafficking in an island confiscated by the Cuban government, arguing that a simple assertion of ownership of a claim to the property is not enough to put Expedia on notice of potential violations.
Mercuria Energy Group urged the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to revive the Cypriot commodities trader's bid to enforce a since-annulled $40 million arbitral award against Poland, saying the United States' commitment to its arbitration-related treaty obligations is at stake.
California investment firms that hold a $1.5 billion stake in online retail giant Coupang have threatened to bring a treaty claim against South Korea over "a whole-of-government pressure campaign" initiated against the company and have asked the Trump administration to intervene, as well.
Air Canada has asked a D.C. federal judge not to toss its lawsuit seeking to enforce an arbitral award of more than $25 million against Venezuela, saying the country's claim that it was not properly represented in the arbitration does not hold up.
As political and legal landscapes continue to shift across key global jurisdictions, with Mexico and England instituting key judicial and arbitral reforms, respectively, international arbitration parties are becoming increasingly strategic in their selection of arbitral seats, say attorneys at Cleary.
Opening my home to foreign exchange students makes me a better lawyer not just because prioritizing visiting high schoolers forces me to hone my organization and time management skills but also because sharing the study-abroad experience with newcomers and locals reconnects me to my community, says Alison Lippa at Nicolaides Fink.
A former Baker McKenzie associate who was sued for defamation over a series of social media posts accusing the firm's Washington, D.C., managing partner of sexual assault has brought her own lawsuit, marking the first time she publicly detailed her allegations in court records.
Shortly after former special counsel Jack Smith gave his first public congressional testimony on the Trump cases, in which he warned the rule of law should not be taken for granted, President Donald Trump said he should be prosecuted.
A former lawyer at SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's firm said Thursday that Goldstein told coworkers that the more than $960,000 in cash he brought off a flight from Hong Kong — the source of which is integral to the government's case — had come from a client.
The American Bar Association said attorneys have a limited responsibility to convey information to former clients or successor counsel that was not within the client's file, when doing so is necessary to protect a client's interests and reasonably practicable, according to a new ethics opinion.
A proposal to loosen restrictions on the use of federal criminal subpoenas would endanger and further traumatize victims of crime, most of whom lack legal representation to fight the invasive demands, victims' rights advocates told a federal rules advisory committee on Thursday.
Pennsylvania's highest court has adopted a balancing test for restricting a sitting judge's free speech outside the context of an election and, in doing so, affirmed the suspension of a state court judge who it said damaged the court's appearance of impartiality by making political posts on social media.
National litigation news outlet Courthouse News Service has voluntarily and permanently dropped claims against a Washington, D.C., Superior Court clerk and the executive officer of the D.C. courts over filing delays, with both sides agreeing to pay their own costs.
