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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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What is a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

The paralegal is the team member who is searching the case database for potential evidence (emails, text messages, memos, contracts, etc.) All of the work that a litigation paralegal does is usually tied to a deadline set by the court rules or the judge. Prepare for depositions, mediations, and arbitrations. What does that mean?

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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.