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Sinochem
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M & A Law Prof Blog
Hostile Cross-Border Deals: BHP’s Pursuit of PotashCorp
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
A heated cross-border hostile takeover saga (with big US connections) has been occurring over potash (a key input for fertilizer and other agricultural products), and the moves by the various players should…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
In case you missed it
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Items of interest this week: The Supreme Court decided Sinochem, unanimously holding that forum non conveniens,like other threshold nonmerits issues, may be resolved before difficultissues of jurisdiction (both of the…
The Contingency
Adventures in Forum non Conveniens
Sinochem involves a dispute over shipping steel coils from Philadelphia to Guangzhou, China. Today marked the U.S. Supreme Court's majestic -- and unanimous -- return to the vexing subject of…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
USSCT decides Sinochem
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Today in Sinochem, the Supreme Court unanimously held that forum non conveniens, like other threshold nonmerits issues, may be resolved before difficult issues of jurisdiction (both of the subject matter…