Leave Granted — Iron Mountain Information Management, Inc. v. Naftaly
Iron Mountain Information Management, Inc. v. Naftaly. (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-73535 – 3 pages) On order of the Court, the motion to file brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The application for leave to...
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View ArticleSubject-matter jurisdiction – Foreign development — Internal affairs doctrine
Where claims involving foreign development and investments did not require the trial court to become involved in the management of the internal affairs of a foreign business entity, it was error for...
View ArticleSubject matter jurisdiction – Federal question — Private cause of action
Where case was removed to federal court based on assertion of claim based on federal statute, district court erred in granting defendant's motion because statute did not provide for a private cause of...
View ArticleJurisdiction – Name change — Minor
Where a judge granted a minor’s petition to change his last name, that decision should be upheld, as the judge did not lack subject-matter jurisdiction, nor did the minor’s failure to meet the...
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