Mandatory Arbitration in Company Charters: A Threat to Investors
Samuel M. Ward and Michael A. Toomey (LAW ’10) discuss the impact of mandatory arbitration in company charters on investors
Litigation
Supreme Court Decision on Specific Personal Jurisdiction a “SomethingBurger”
Prof. Pamela Bookman discusses the “SomethingBurger” of SCOTUS’s recent decision impacting specific personal jurisdiction
Supreme Court Increases Delaware’s Role as Forum for Patent Litigation
Recent SCOTUS decision will bring patent cases to Delaware, says Ben Schladweiler (LAW ’04) and Nicholas Mozal (LAW ’11)
Ad Hoc Procedure
Pamela Bookman provides a preview of her forthcoming article on the phenomena of ad hoc procedure.
Registration-Based Jurisdiction as a Price of Doing Business in Pennsylvania
Chase Howard (LAW ’18) dives into Daimler and its conflict with registration-based jurisdiction in Pennsylvania
Volkswagen and Global Forum Shopping
Professor Pamela Bookman highlights the global impact of the Volkswagen lawsuit on forum shopping
Volkswagen and the Changing Landscape of Transnational Litigation
In September, Volkswagen announced that it had rigged diesel emissions tests in the United States to make its “Clean Diesel” cars seem energy efficient while they were being tested. In fact, the cars emitted pollutants up to 40 times more than what is allowed by U.S. law. After the announcement, which affects 11 million cars