SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 23, 2021

Taking a different approach, Justice Clarence Thomas pointed out that the Patent Act does not mention claim preclusion or issue preclusion, but those doctrines nevertheless bar certain arguments in patent litigation. Morgan Ratner argued for the federal government, which filed its own friend-of-the-court brief but supported neither party.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2022

Some older Supreme Court decisions support that theory of consent. Some courts read [Supreme Court precedent] as effectively foreclosing [this consent-by-registration theory of jurisdiction], while others insist it remains viable.”. The government has filed a confession of error, agreeing the offense does not qualify.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 10, 2021

Its argument, inter alia , was that by virtue of Article 12 and 13 of their agreement, the Nigerian court had no jurisdiction in this case. GOVERNING LAW: The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA without regard to the principle of conflicts of any jurisdiction.”.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Successive Nigerian governments across all tiers have made the attraction of foreign investments a cardinal part of their economic policies and have accordingly made deliberate efforts and committed abundant resources to attract foreign investments into Nigeria. [1]

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