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International Litigation:The Evolution of Forum Shopping in U.S. Courts

Posted in Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration, International Litigation

“As a moth is drawn to the light, so is a litigant drawn to the United States.”   — Lord Denning Was Lord Denning right? Last month the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Morrison v. National Australia Bank on the issue of whether a foreign plaintiff could use U.S. courts to file international securities class… Continue Reading

Chevron Files International Arbitration Claim Against Ecuador: Forum Shopping in the Hague?

Posted in Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration, International Litigation

**Update January 15, 2010**: The Republic of Ecuador and the class Plaintiffs have both challenged Chevron’s arbitration claim in New York federal court. You can read about it here and here. First, the United States. Then Ecuador. Now Holland. Chevron’s wanderlust knows no bounds, as it recently filed a parallel international arbitration proceeding in the… Continue Reading