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Sanctions
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Global Trade Law Blog
Iran, Syria Sanctions Strengthened by New U.S. Law
By: Thad McBride While the United States has long maintained sanctions on Iran and has expanded those sanctions several times recently, none of those recent actions has had such a…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Discovery Sanctions Order in Apple Patent Litigation
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis of the Eastern District of Texas imposed sanctions last week on Apple for halting a deposition of one of its employees, Mr. Allié, in a…
International Law Prof Blog
US Sanctions News
Last week, the United States Treasury Department announced that it has designated Hezbollah for its support of the Assad regime in Syria in connection with its violent crackdown against protestors.…
Legal Profession Blog
Disbarment By A Cigar
Here's a case involving a basis for discipline that I have not previously encountered.An Illinois Hearing Board has recommended disbarment of an attorney convicted of smuggling cigars from Cuba:On April…
The Appellate Strategist
A Split Decision on Filing Under a Fictitious Name
By Kirk Jenkins
In its other opinion this morning, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down its decision in Santiago v. E. W. Bliss Co. [pdf] Santiago is a products liability case (see here for…
International Law Prof Blog
Mali: U.N. Secretary General Urges More Action, Including Targeted Sanctions
Addressing the “deeply troubling situation” in Mali, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today encouraged the Security Council to consider taking more action – such as travel and financial sanctions –…
Ship Law Log
US President signs Executive Order Authorizing Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran
On 31 July 2012, President Obama signed an Executive Order Authorizing Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran. This Order: (a) authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose financial sanctions…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Judge Sanctions Greenberg Traurig and TD Bank for Discovery Abuses
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The ABA Journal online reports:Saying that a well-known law firm and its client bank had often handled a major case "in an Inspector Clouseau-like fashion,” a federal judge in Miami…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Wine and Roses, Part III: District Court Sanctions Class Counsel For Improper Expense Requests
By Chris Palamountain We have written a number of blog posts about Judge Quackenbush’s displeasure with certain class counsel arising from a request for an award of attorneys’ fees, costs,…
International Law Prof Blog
New US Sanctions on Myanmar and Iran
News reports indicate that the United States Congress voted yesterday to authorize the extension of the U.S. sanctions program on Myanmar (Burma) for one year with the possibility of extension for up to three more…