Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson
538 U.S. 468 (2003) Cited 519 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding that a now-private corporation could not assert sovereign immunity in a suit involving events that occurred when the entity was owned by a foreign sovereign
Schlumberger Indus., Inc. v. Nat'l Sur. Corp.
36 F.3d 1274 (4th Cir. 1994) Cited 123 timesHolding that the potential for factual "whipsaw" from two pending cases warranted having one court adjudicate the entire matter with all the parties before it
Am. Int'l Grp., Inc. v. Bank of Am. Corp.
712 F.3d 775 (2d Cir. 2013) Cited 60 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the Edge Act requires that "the federally chartered corporation itself engage in the offshore banking transaction," either in its own right or through a "foreign or territorial agency, branch, or subsidiary," and does not encompass "any offshore banking transaction ... regardless of whether that corporation was involved in it"
Arango v. Guzman Travel Advisors Corp.
621 F.2d 1371 (5th Cir. 1980) Cited 136 timesHolding that act of state doctrine only barred plaintiffs' battery and false imprisonment claims, not plaintiffs' contract and negligence claims since these did not necessitate an evaluation of the legitimacy of the Dominican Republic's acts of state
Schillinger v. Union Pacific R. Co.
425 F.3d 330 (7th Cir. 2005) Cited 61 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that "in general, a defendant added after [CAFA's enactment] could remove because suit against it would have been commenced after the effective date"
Bank of New York v. Bank of America
853 F. Supp. 736 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) Cited 51 timesHolding that diversity jurisdiction can be found pursuant to 1332 even if the major parties on opposite sides of an action are citizens of foreign nations, provided there are citizen parties of diverse citizenship whose presence in the suit goes beyond "window dressing"
In re Enron Creditors Recovery Corp.
422 B.R. 423 (S.D.N.Y. 2009) Cited 26 times 1 Legal AnalysesRecognizing broad definition for the word "transaction"
Stamm v. Barclays Bank of New York
960 F. Supp. 724 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) Cited 41 timesFinding forum selection clause not unconscionable despite the fact that the clause is "now disadvantageous to Plaintiffs" and that it was presented to plaintiffs on a take it or leave it basis
Ryan v. Cerullo
343 F. Supp. 2d 157 (D. Conn. 2004) Cited 24 timesHolding that the plaintiff's post-removal clarifying stipulation that he would not seek or accept damages in excess of the amount-in-controversy requirement was sufficient, to establish a lack of subject-matter jurisdiction
Rule 41 - Dismissal of Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 41 Cited 109,076 times 197 Legal AnalysesHolding that such dismissal "operates as an adjudication on the merits"
Section 1441 - Removal of civil actions
28 U.S.C. § 1441 Cited 50,225 times 151 Legal AnalysesHolding that “[a]ny civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction founded on a claim or right arising under the ... laws of the United States shall be removable without regard to the citizenship or residence of the parties.”
Section 1330 - Actions against foreign states
28 U.S.C. § 1330 Cited 1,647 times 13 Legal AnalysesGranting district courts with jurisdiction over claims against "foreign state"
Section 632 - Jurisdiction of United States courts; disposition by banks of foreign owned property
12 U.S.C. § 632 Cited 304 times 4 Legal AnalysesProviding for federal jurisdiction over suits arising out of transactions involving international banking