INTERNATIONAL LAW

United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Reports TESFAMICHAEL v. GONZALES, 04-61180 (5th Cir. 10-24-2006) SENAIT KIDANE TESFAMICHAEL; DAWIT TESSEMA-DAMTE, Petitioners, v. ALBERTO R. GONZALES, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. No. 04-61180. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Filed October 24, 2006. Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals. A97-7476-471. Before JONES, Chief […]

United States 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Reports U.S. v. BRONX REPTILES, 217 F.3d 82 (2nd Cir. 2000) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. BRONX REPTILES, INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 98-1686. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. August Term, 1998. Submitted: May 7, 1999. Decided: June 30, 2000. The defendant, Bronx Reptiles, Inc., appeals from […]

United States 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Reports IVANISHVILI v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE, 433 F.3d 332 (2nd Cir. 2006) Giuli IVANISHVILI, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & Attorney General Gonzales,[fn*] Respondent. Docket No. 03-4166. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued May 16, 2005. Decided January 5, 2006. [fn*] Attorney General […]

United States District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals Reports BANCOULT v. McNAMARA, 445 F.3d 427 (D.C. Cir. 2006) Olivier BANCOULT, et al., Appellants v. Robert S. McNAMARA, et al., Appellees. No. 05-5049. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued February 16, 2006. Decided April 21, 2006. Page 428 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS […]

The impact of insolvency proceedings on arbitral proceedings is becoming an increasingly important consideration for parties. Two scenarios can be generally envisioned: (i) a company files for insolvency while it is engaged in arbitral proceedings; or (ii) arbitral proceedings are initiated after insolvency proceedings have commenced. In both scenarios, the parties need to assess how […]

Federal District Court Opinions FORTIS BANK v. M/V SHAMROCK, (Me. 2005) 379 F. Supp.2d 2 FORTIS BANK (Nederland) N.V. Plaintiff and Massachusetts Port Authority, et al. Intervenor Plaintiffs v. M/V SHAMROCK and Copropri?©t?© Du Navire Shamrock, Defendants and Comatrans, S.A., SP Container Line SA and SNC Shamrock Gestion Parties-in-Interest and SPM Line, Inc. and Canship […]