Top 10 Headlines from All Regions The recent High Court ruling in G and G v Wikimedia Foundation Inc [2009] serves as a warning to any applicants for interim injunctions who may seek to rely on derogations from the open justice principle. The Chinese drywall claims, litigation, and impacts continue and will continue for many years. This article summarizes the damages aspects of Chinese drywall in the United States. The Nigerian Entertainment Industry has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years. Its story did not just start; its development has spanned decades. When Verity (not her real name) retired she had simple dreams of living in the sun, caring for animals and putting something back into society. An amendment to the Copyright Act that grants copyright protection to various foreign works that were previously in the public domain in the United States is not violative of the First Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled. An Article discussing the factors that US courts consider in determining whether a foreign company's website may subject it to personal jurisdiction in the US. Health Alert is a summary of the critical judgments, legislation, press releases and news items which have come to our attention each week. Reorganization is a tough business when capital is as inaccessible as a frightened turtle. It’s no secret that true Chapter 11 reorganizations are few and far between; the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process is now used frequently as a sales mechanism, through the very powerful "363" sale process. The directive on alternative investment fund managers ("AIFMs") proposed by the European Parliament (the "EU Directive") continues to create uncertainty and controversy in the alternative investment funds ("AIFs") world. The August applicable federal rate ("AFR") for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 2.6%, the lowest rate so far this year. |