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Account holders sue PayPal for allegedly withholding account funds

JURIST

Plaintiffs also alleged the tort of conversion, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment. PayPal also allegedly violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and the California Business & Professions Code.

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Review of: PP Penasthika, Unravelling Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts: Indonesia as an Illustrative Case Study (The Hague: Eleven Publishers 2022)

Conflict of Laws

1] Dr Penasthika’s monograph (‘the monograph’) [2] is one such work that deserves attention for its compelling and comprehensive account of choice of law in international commercial contracts in Indonesia. Chapter Two of this work proceeds to discuss choice of law in international commercial contracts in a global context.

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Out Now: Bizer on Violations of Personality Rights on Social Media

Conflict of Laws

As far as questions of contract law are concerned, Bizer rightly puts an emphasis on the fact that social media platforms often involve a triangle (or pyramid) of contractual relationships between the hosts and at least two users. Concerning tort law, Bizer is generally critical of the existing legal framework under Art. 4(3) Rome I.

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States Expand Non-Disclosure Bans For Workplace Discrimination

The Crime Report

The expansion comes following years of reform introducing restrictions that prevent companies from creating contracts that restrict victims of sexual misconduct or harassment from coming forward.

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CJEU Rules on jurisdiction in actions brought by the injured party against the insurer and the insured (BT v Seguros Catalana Occidente, EB, Case C-708/20)

Conflict of Laws

Two main scenarios are taken into account. The insurance company of the immovable property was Spanish, and the insured/owner of the premises where the accident occurred, and who previously entered into an accommodation contract allowing the stay of the injured party, was domiciled in Ireland.

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Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale (RDIPP) No 4/2023: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

We then looked at the nature of the healthcare contract to assess whether patients can fall into the category of consumers and consequently enjoy the protection reserved to them. This issue also comprises the following comment: Ginevra Greco , Researcher at the University of Milan, Il c.d.

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CJEU judgment on jurisdiction for unpaid public parking ticket in Obala i lucice, C-307/19

Conflict of Laws

The referring court is facing a negative conflict of competence and the request for a preliminary ruling does not specify why this court takes the view that the resolution of the case in the main proceedings depends on the interpretation of the Service Regulation. Contract/tort. Notion of ‘civil and commercial matters’.

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