14 Cited authorities

Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
621 F.3d 111 (2d Cir. 2010) Cited 1,029 times 21 Legal Analyses
Holding ATS liability does not extend to corporate defendants
Kadic v. Karadzic
70 F.3d 232 (2d Cir. 1995) Cited 308 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that private individuals may be held liable under the ATS for genocide and war crimes but not torture or summary execution
Dove v. Atlantic Capital Corp.
963 F.2d 15 (2d Cir. 1992) Cited 254 times
Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a protective order to prevent discovery material obtained by a debtor in a collection action from being used in related litigation in another country in which the debtor claimed that an individual negotiated high risk loans on behalf of debtor
Hachette Distribution, Inc. v. Hudson County News Co., Inc.
136 F.R.D. 356 (E.D.N.Y. 1991) Cited 111 times
Denying request to stay where there were "outstanding requests" and the lawsuit was being "actively litigated"
Hollins v. U.S. Tennis Ass'n
469 F. Supp. 2d 67 (E.D.N.Y. 2006) Cited 57 times
Finding sufficient contacts where defendant made "regular visits to New York to conduct business" over a period of at least ten years
Roe v. Bridgestone Corp.
492 F. Supp. 2d 988 (S.D. Ind. 2007) Cited 43 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that there is a "general international norm against cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment," though plaintiffs claims do not constitute a recognized violation of that norm
Brooks v. Macy's, Inc.
10 Civ. 5304 (BSJ) (HBP) (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 21, 2010) Cited 29 times
Denying motion to stay discovery other than depositions, where lack of document requests made it impossible to assess the breadth and burden of discovery sought
Adhikari v. Daoud Partners
697 F. Supp. 2d 674 (S.D. Tex. 2009) Cited 15 times
Holding that 18 U.S.C. § 1596, a provision that merely expanded federal courts' jurisdiction to extraterritorial violations under the TVPRA without giving plaintiffs new substantive rights, applied retroactively
Doe v. Unocal Corp.
963 F. Supp. 880 (C.D. Cal. 1997) Cited 25 times 1 Legal Analyses
Finding exercise of police powers to be acts that are peculiarly sovereign in nature
Baoanan v. Baja
627 F. Supp. 2d 155 (S.D.N.Y. 2009) Cited 6 times
Holding that same claims involved alleged acts that were "entirely peripheral to [the defendant's] official duties as a diplomatic agent"
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 96,831 times 669 Legal Analyses
Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,276 times 49 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

Swarna v. Al-awadi et al

14 Cited authorities

Holding ATS liability does not extend to corporate defendants

Holding that private individuals may be held liable under the ATS for genocide and war crimes but not torture or summary execution

Denying request to stay where there were "outstanding requests" and the lawsuit was being "actively litigated"

Finding sufficient contacts where defendant made "regular visits to New York to conduct business" over a period of at least ten years

Holding that there is a "general international norm against cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment," though plaintiffs claims do not constitute a recognized violation of that norm

Denying motion to stay discovery other than depositions, where lack of document requests made it impossible to assess the breadth and burden of discovery sought

Holding that 18 U.S.C. § 1596, a provision that merely expanded federal courts' jurisdiction to extraterritorial violations under the TVPRA without giving plaintiffs new substantive rights, applied retroactively

Finding exercise of police powers to be acts that are peculiarly sovereign in nature

Holding that same claims involved alleged acts that were "entirely peripheral to [the defendant's] official duties as a diplomatic agent"

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"