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US Supreme Court Decides that Federal Courts Have Jurisdiction to Vacate or Confirm Arbitration Awards if the Court Previously Stayed the Claims Pending Arbitration
A case involving a $34,500 arbitration award was the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve an issue that has divided the federal appeals courts: whether a federal court that has previously stayed claims in a pending action under
Court Orders $166 Billion in Tariff Refunds — Then Pauses Them — in 48 Hours
Fox Rothschild’s International Trade Co-Chair Lizbeth R. Levinson has an update on IEEPA tariff refunds:
In what may be the single largest refund directive in the history of U.S. customs law, Judge Richard K. Eaton of the U.S. Court of
Anti-dumping Petition Targets Plywood Imports from China, Indonesia and Vietnam Importers and Exporters Must Act Now or Risk Punitive Tariffs Exceeding 400%
By Lizbeth R. Levinson and Alexander Keyser
May 23, 2025 – A new trade petition filed with U.S. authorities could saddle plywood imports from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam with crushing tariffs — unless importers and exporters actively participate in the
The U.S. Supreme Court Decides that Federal Courts Should Stay, Rather than Dismiss, Cases that Are Subject to Arbitration, If One Party Requests It
In May 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided an issue that has divided the federal courts of appeals. When the claims at issue in a federal court suit are subject to arbitration, does the court have authority to dismiss the
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether the Palestinian Authority Can Be Sued In the United States for Terror Attacks in Israel
The United States Supreme Court may soon decide whether U.S. victims of terrorist attacks in Israel may sue the Palestinian Authority (“PA”) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (“PLO)” for damages in U.S. courts.
In 2019, the U.S. Congress passed a
IRS Provides Additional Extensions for Taxpayers Affected by Terrorist Attacks in Israel
The IRS is extending relief for individuals and businesses affected by terrorism in the State of Israel beginning on September 30, 2024. In Notice 2024-72, the IRS provides additional relief to taxpayers in Israel, as well as the Gaza Strip and
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Damages Issue in Trademark Dispute Involving Construction Engineering Firm
Dewberry Engineers Inc. (“Dewberry Engineers”), a prominent engineering firm, has been locked in an on-again, off-again trademark dispute with a real estate development firm called Dewberry Group, Inc. (“Dewberry Group”) for nearly two decades. Now, the dispute is going to
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Holocaust Survivors’ Lawsuit Against Hungary in the United States for Expropriation of Their Property Is Permitted Under the Commercial Activities Exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Holocaust Survivors’ Lawsuit Against Hungary in the United States for Expropriation of Their Property Is Permitted Under the Commercial Activities Exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
By Sarah Biser and Craig Tractenberg
After
U.S. Supreme Court Decides That, Where Parties Have Agreed to Two Contracts that Are In Conflict as to Whether a Dispute Between the Parties Is Subject to Arbitration, A Court Must Decide Which Contract Governs, Not an Arbitrator
In a unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided that a court, not an arbitrator, must decide whether a dispute is subject to arbitration when parties have agreed to two separate agreements that are in conflict as to whether