Questions and Answers of International Law

What If the Facts Were Different? Suppose that, after this decision, Jazz fully compensated Fuji for the infringing sales of LFFPs. Would Jazz have acquired the right to refurbish those LFFPs in the
The Global Dimension How does prohibiting the importing of goods that infringe U.S patents protect those patents outside the United States?
What If the Facts Were Different? Suppose that Carnero had been an American working for BSA and BSB. Would the result in this case have been the same? Discuss.
The Legal Environment Dimension How might the court’s decision in this case frustrate the basic purpose of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which is to protect investors in U.S. securities markets and the
What are the ramifications for the defendants of the ruling in this case?
How might such “prudential concerns” as the principle of comity affect the eventual outcome?
Should the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) preclude this lawsuit? Why or why not? Robco, Inc., was a Florida arms dealer. The armed forces of Honduras contracted to purchase weapons from
Does the act of state doctrine bar Robco from seeking to enforce the contract? Explain. Robco, Inc., was a Florida arms dealer. The armed forces of Honduras contracted to purchase weapons from
Suppose that prior to this lawsuit, the new government of Honduras had enacted a law making it illegal to purchase weapons from foreign arms dealers. What doctrine of deference might lead a U.S.
Now suppose that the U.S. court hears the case and awards damages to Robco, but the government of Honduras has no assets in the United States that can be used to satisfy the judgment. Under which
In 1995, France implemented a law making the use of the French language mandatory in certain legal documents. Documents relating to securities offerings, such as prospectuses, for example, must be
As China and formerly Communist nations move toward free enterprise, they must develop a new set of business laws. If you could start from scratch, what kind of business law system would you adopt, a
Tonoga, Ltd., doing business as Taconic Plastics, Ltd., is a manufacturer incorporated in Ireland with its principal place of business in New York. In 1997, Taconic entered into a contract with a
DaimlerChrysler Corp. made and marketed motor vehicles. DaimlerChrysler assembled the 1993 and 1994 model years of its trucks at plants in Mexico. Assembly involved sheet metal components sent from
E&L Consulting, Ltd., is a U.S. corporation that sells lumber products in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Doman Industries, Ltd., is a Canadian corporation that also sells lumber products,
A newspaper printing press system is more than a hundred feet long, stands four or five stories tall, and weighs 2 million pounds. Only about ten of the systems are sold each year in the United
Jan Voda, M.D., a resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, owns three U.S. patents related to guiding catheters for use in interventional cardiology, as well as corresponding foreign patents issued by
Go to Case 52.3, Khulumani v. Barclay National Bank, Ltd., 504 F.3d 254 (2d Cir. 2007), on pages 1078–1079. Read the excerpt and answer the following questions.(a) Issue: What was the plaintiffs’
On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded 31,000 feet in the air over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 passengers and crew on board and 11 people on the ground. Among those killed was