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WHITE PAPERS

• Insurance Traps, Pitfalls, and Blunders - by David R. Scheidemantle and Deborah S. Bucksbaum

• Beware of Class Action Lawsuits Under Section 1747.8 of the California Civil Code - by Nicholas P. Connon

 

ARTICLES

• Podcasting for Lawyers, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, February 2006 - by Nicholas P. Connon

• Perspectives on the Middle East, Los Angeles County Bar Association, International Law Section E-Newsletter, March 2010 - by Nicholas P. Connon

 

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL UPDATES

International Arbitration Practice Group

• United Kingdom Supreme Court Rules That Courts Always Retain Final Decision To Determine Arbitrator's Jurisdictional Authority, January 2011

• Inconsistent Rulings From London & Paris in Enforcing Arbitration Agreements Against Non-Signatories,  April 2011

• State Law May No Longer Prohibit Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements, May 2011

• How To Avoid A Culture Clash In Business Mediations, September 2011

• Ninth Circuit Upholds Foreign Arbitration Award In Favor Of Iran, Finding Enforcement Of The Award Does Not Violate Public Policy, January 2012

 

Middle East Practice Group

• Financial Accounts Abroad May Be Accessed to Satisfy Domestic Judgments, January 2010

• Doing Business in the Middle East - Local Agency Agreements, February 2010

• Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Does Not Provide Immunity to Foreign Officials, June 2010

• Claim May Proceed Against Egyptian Defendants Under the "Commercial Activity" Exception to FSIA, September 2010

• Corporations Not Liable Under Torture Victim Protection Act, October 2010

• Foreign States May Be Liable For Tortious Acts Committed By Their Employees, November 2010

• United Kingdom Supreme Court Rules That Courts Always Retain Final Decision To Determine Arbitrator's Jurisdictional Authority, December 2010

• The Application of Trademark and Other Related Laws To Conduct Occurring Outside The United States, January 2011

• State-Owned Foreign Companies May Not Have Sufficient Minimum Contacts With the United States to be Sued in the United States, February 2011

• Discovery Sanctions May Be Imposed On Foreign Countries, March 2011

• An Adequate Alternative Forum Is Necessary For A Case To Be Dismissed Based Upon The Doctrine Of Forum Non Conveniens, April 2011

• State Law May No Longer Prohibit Class Action Waivers In Arbitration Agreements, May 2011

• Supreme Court Declines Review of Ninth Circuit’s Dismissal of Case Brought by Extraordinary Rendition Plaintiffs Based Upon the State Secrets Doctrine, June 2011

• U.S. Companies Doing Business With A Foreign State Found Liable For Providing Material Support Or Resources To Foreign Terrorist Organizations May Be Subject To Assignment Orders And Forced To Pay Judgment Debtors Money That Is Owed To The Foreign State, July 2011

• Extraterritorial Reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act , August 2011

• Application of the State Secrets Doctrine May Be Invoked To Bar Lawsuits, September 2011

• Court Invalidates Arbitration Clause In Agreement For Transport Of Goods Overseas, October 2011

• Application Of The Act Of State Doctrine To Bar Claims Against A Sovereign State, November 2011

• Ninth Circuit Upholds Corporate Liability Under The Alien Tort Claims Act, December 2011

• Ninth Circuit Upholds Foreign Arbitration Award In Favor Of Iran, Finding Enforcement Of The Award Does Not Violate Public Policy, January 2012

• Merely Placing Products In The "Stream Of Commerce" Is Generally Insufficient To Confer Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Parties In The United States, February 2012