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2nd Cir. Tosses Arab Bank Terror Suit, Wants SCOTUS to Overrule
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Second Circuit reluctantly dismissed five lawsuits against Jordan's Arab Bank on Tuesday, ruling that the bank was immune from suit under the Alien Tort...
Cop Who Fantasized About Cannibalism Is off the Hook
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
More than two years after a New York jury found 'Cannibal Cop' Gilberto Valle guilty on counts of conspiring to kidnap and eat women and for illegally using...
In Skiing Hit-and-Run, Resort Off the Hook: 2nd Cir
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Yes, you can get in a hit-and-run on the ski slopes, but if you do, don't assume that the resort will be liable. The Second Circuit recently affirmed a...
Germany's Richest Person Wins: Court Upholds Work-Product Doctrine
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Second Circuit sent a clear message recently by overturning a lower federal court's ruling that Georg F.W. Schaeffler's sharing of privileged work-product...
Health Plans Lose Class Action Over Risky Antibiotic Ketek
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
If you came down with bronchitis a few years ago, there was a fair chance that your doctor would prescribe Ketek, an antibiotic produced by the French...
Old Derivative Citizenship Rules Declared Biased, Unconstitutional
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A child born to an American is an American citizen -- right? Not exactly. Everyone born in the U.S., of course, gets citizenship, much to Donald Trump's...
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