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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-16
The court granted the application for judicial assistance under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, finding that the applicant met all statutory requirements and discretionary factors for obtaining evidence for use in foreign proceedings.
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2025-04-23
A trial court does not abuse its discretion in denying an antisuit injunction to restrain foreign litigation when unresolved factual disputes exist regarding the child's habitual residence under the UCCJEA and parallel proceedings are pending in multiple jurisdictions with unique
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-02-25
The court denied the defendant's motion to strike portions of the expert witness report and exclude evidence, finding that the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine and privacy rights arguments do not apply to private litigants and that international comity is not warranted due to
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-10-04
The court granted the plaintiff's motion to join additional defendants and remand the case to state court, finding that joinder was appropriate under the Hensgens factors and would not be considered fraudulent.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-16
Plaintiff William Harrison Sims sued BMW of North America and its German parent company Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW AG) for injuries sustained when an airbag inflator ruptured during a 2019 car accident in Florida, alleging strict liability and negligence. The court denied B
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-02
The court held that a stay pending appeal is not warranted because the petitioners failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits, would not suffer irreparable harm, and a stay would harm the government and public interest.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-15
The court held that the act of state doctrine bars adjudication of claims concerning the validity of foreign sovereign acts within their territory.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-03-14
The court held that the Torture Victim Protection Act's exhaustion requirement is an affirmative defense, not a jurisdictional bar, and is best addressed at summary judgment, and that international comity does not apply when foreign proceedings did not involve the same parties or
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-02-08
The court granted the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction to restrain the defendants' assets, preventing them from dissipating or moving assets outside of the United States.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-01-24
The court granted the plaintiffs' motion for a worldwide asset restraint, finding that the judgment debtors were likely to dissipate or conceal assets, causing irreparable harm.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-07-22
The court held that an anti-suit injunction is appropriate to prevent a party from pursuing litigation in a foreign forum when they have agreed to arbitrate the dispute, and that the claims are subject to arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-07-12
Cuban-American plaintiffs brought suit under the Helms-Burton Act (Title III) against French and American shipping companies for allegedly trafficking in property confiscated by the Castro regime in 1960, seeking damages. The defendants moved to stay proceedings based on the Euro
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-01-21
The court held that it lacked authority under Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 to compel payment of foreign discovery costs and that invoking inherent powers was inappropriate. The proper avenue for enforcing the foreign judgment was through Florida's domesticated judgment procedures.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-11-15
The court held that the claimants' motions to dismiss based on international comity, failure to state a claim, and statute of limitations were without merit.
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2021-01-27
Florida courts may enforce foreign ex parte temporary injunctions in domestic relations matters when the foreign court had jurisdiction, parties received notice and opportunity to be heard, and enforcement does not offend Florida public policy.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-10-29
The court denied the motion for default judgment because it lacked both in personam and in rem jurisdiction over the defendant, and the claims for declaratory relief and anti-suit injunction were not ripe or appropriate.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-06-05
Samuel Schultz, a U.S. citizen opera singer with a history of depression, was offered conditional employment by Royal Caribbean Cruises to perform on a foreign-flagged cruise ship, but Royal Caribbean withdrew the offer after determining he was medically unfit under International
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-27
St. Martinus University, a Curaçao-based educational institution, sued Caribbean Health Holding and its members for fraud, embezzlement, and other torts related to disputed membership interests in the university and allegedly fabricated promissory notes, as well as misappropriate
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209 So. 3d 67·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2016-12-21
The court held that the trial court did not err in granting a temporary injunction and imposing specific terms, as the parties' unambiguous Resale Agreement contained an exclusive forum selection clause that the appellant violated by filing suit in the Dominican Republic.
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Del.·
2013-05-29
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery's denial of the defendant's motion to vacate a default judgment and anti-suit injunction. The court held that the forum selection clause was valid and enforceable, and that the defendant's arguments regarding lack of perso
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1990 WL 168338·
S.D. Fla.·
2013-03-28
The court held that dismissal was warranted under the doctrines of forum non conveniens and international comity, as Belize provided an adequate alternative forum and its interests outweighed those of the United States.
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741 F. Supp. 2d 1313·
S.D. Fla.·
2010-09-29
The court held that it should abstain from exercising jurisdiction over the case based on international comity due to parallel proceedings in the Dominican Republic.
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453 F. Supp. 2d 1357·
S.D. Fla.·
2006-09-27
The court granted the preliminary injunction, enjoining Lantech from proceeding in Costa Rica until the validity of the forum selection clause is determined.
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188 F. Supp. 2d 1359·
S.D. Fla.·
2002-02-26
The court held that the revenue rule, a common law doctrine preventing courts of one sovereign from enforcing the unadjudicated tax claims of another, requires abstention in this case, thus barring the Republic of Ecuador's civil RICO and common law claims against tobacco compani
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25 F. Supp. 2d 1364·
S.D. Fla.·
1998-08-27
The court held that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the claims did not present a federal question on their face and federal law did not completely preempt the state-law claims, nor did supplemental jurisdiction allow for removal.
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841 F. Supp. 1160·
S.D. Fla.·
1993-09-01
The court held that the Commonwealth of The Bahamas must be given adequate time to decide whether to object to the prosecution of the defendant on all counts of the indictment, as the rule of specialty is primarily a right of the surrendering nation.
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989 F.2d 76·
2d Cir.·
1993-03-15
The court held that a bank's guaranty of a promissory note payable in New York constitutes a contract to supply services in New York, establishing personal jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute and satisfying due process requirements.
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990 F.2d 83·
3d Cir.·
1993-03-09
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985 F.2d 406·
8th Cir.·
1993-02-03
The court held that an order granting a stay of proceedings pending resolution of a concurrent foreign action is not a final, appealable order unless it is tantamount to a dismissal and effectively ends the litigation.
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976 F.2d 561·
9th Cir.·
1992-10-01
The dissent argues that the place of payment, not issuance, should be considered the place of performance for a letter of credit, especially when performance is legal at the payment location.
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940 F.2d 527·
9th Cir.·
1991-08-02
The court held that a claim seeking a declaration that a future foreign arbitral award would be unenforceable in the United States is not ripe for review.
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936 F.2d 911·
7th Cir.·
1991-07-03
The Board of Immigration Appeals did not abuse its discretion in denying an alien's request for a waiver of exclusion and deportation, considering his in absentia convictions and pending criminal charges.
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873 F.2d 238·
9th Cir.·
1989-04-26
The court held that a district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1826 to compel a grand jury witness to sign a consent directive for foreign bank records, and that the witness failed to meet the burden of showing the directive violates foreign law.
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864 F.2d 509·
7th Cir.·
1988-12-19
The court held that the extradition treaty was not unconstitutional and that the plaintiff's claims of procedural due process violations and abuse of authority failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
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838 F.2d 1362·
5th Cir.·
1988-03-07
The district court has discretion to determine the most appropriate method for producing evidence, considering both Federal Rules of Discovery and the Hague Convention.
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751 F.2d 107·
2d Cir.·
1984-12-18
The court held that the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) did not err in interpreting the feasibility standard for the Staggers Act's direct connector requirement and properly exercised its discretion in denying the railroads' request for a delay in implementation.
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257 F.2d 306·
2d Cir.·
1958-06-27
A non-judicial divorce obtained within the territorial jurisdiction of New York is invalid, even if it would be valid in the parties' foreign domicile.