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Supreme Court limits homeowners’ ability to sue their lenders in tort

At the Lectern

Balancing “the interests of homeowners in default against those seeking affordable home loans,” the Supreme Court in Sheen v. ” The court settles a conflict in Court of Appeal case law and notes a similar divide in federal district court rulings. .”

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China Adopts Restrictive Theory of Foreign State Immunity

Conflict of Laws

To determine whether an act is commercial, “a PRC court shall undertake an overall consideration of the act’s nature and purpose.” Convention, the FSIL deals separately with employment contracts (Article 8) and intellectual property cases (Article 11). It is unclear if Chinese courts applying the FSIL will reach the same conclusion.

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Balenciaga’s Bondage Bears: Company Sues Over the Inclusion of Supreme Court Opinion in Ad Campaign

JonathanTurley

The filing is particularly interesting because it focuses not as much on the BDSM or bondage bears being marketed by Balenciaga, but the inclusion the image of a child pornography court ruling. The company, however, could face some significant legal challenges over its own role in the campaign. ” The Theory of Liability .

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