Garrard v. Pirelli Tire LLC

Publiziert am 10. August 2012 von NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte

On June 20, 2012, a United States District Court in Illinios denied defendant, a German based company, Pirelli Deutschland GMBH’s („Pirelli DG“), motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a products liability case stemming from a motorcycle accident in Illinios, USA.  Weiterlesen →

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Fire in the Hole!

Publiziert am 9. August 2012 von NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte

In 2008, Anne Danaher sued Karen Kenney, alleging that Kenney negligently injured her during an ear candling. Danaher also sued Wild Oats Markets, alleging that the ear candle it had sold her was defective. I guess I should stop for a second and make sure you know what ear candling is. It’s basically what the name implies: the sticking of candle A into ear B, followed by the lighting of said candle, generally while the candle-ee lies on his or her side. Weiterlesen →

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Social Media und US-Arbeitsrecht

Publiziert am 7. August 2012 von NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte

Nutzung von Social Media in den USA am Arbeitsplatz, mehr hierzu: social media newsletter

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Most Ridiculous Lawsuits: Lakota man sues Rapid City Regional Hospital over surgical scars

Publiziert am 6. August 2012 von NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte

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Vern Traversie, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, claims in a YouTube video that he discovered three scars on his stomach shaped like the letter K. Three Ks is a common abbreviation for the Ku Klux Klan.

SIOUX FALLS | A lawyer for a Native American man who claims the letters KKK were carved into his stomach during surgery has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the South Dakota hospital where the operation took place, the hospital’s board of directors and others. Weiterlesen →

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Canada: UK Supreme Court To Pierce The Issue Of The Corporate Veil

Publiziert am 5. August 2012 von NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte

Erschienen auf www.mondaq.com und lesenswert im Hnblick auf die Grundsätze und Gefahren des Piercing the Corporate Veil in den USA, der Blick in die diesbezüglichen Rechtsprechungen der Common Law Länder  wie UK, Kanada (ausgenommen Quebec) und USA lohnt.

„The UK Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in a case that raises important issues regarding the legal doctrine of „piercing the corporate veil“.  The decision in VTB Capital Inc. v. Nutritek International Corp. Weiterlesen →

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Augstein v. Leslie

Publiziert am 3. August 2012 von NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte

Plaintiff, a citizen of Germany filed an action in New York to enforce and collect on a $1 million reward offered by Defendant, rapper and resident of New York, for return of a laptop computer and hard drive that was allegedly stolen from defendant, along with many other personal items, at a tour appearance on October 23, 2010 in Cologne, Germany. Weiterlesen →

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German Subsidiary of TRW Automotive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars

Publiziert am 1. August 2012 von NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte

01.08.2012: Company Agrees to Pay $5.1 Million Criminal Fine.  WASHINGTON — TRW Deutschland Holding GmbH, a Koblenz, Germany-based subsidiary of U.S.-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., has agreed to plead guilty for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels sold to two German automobile manufacturers, and installed in cars sold in the United States, the Department of Justice announced today; Press Release hier:TRW

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Most ridiculous Lawsuits: Chesapeake jail workers face lawsuit tied to death

Publiziert am 30. Juli 2012 von NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte

CHESAPEAKE: The day after 19-year-old Musa Jassey left the Chesapeake jail, he died. Cardiac arrhythmia, according to his death certificate. Mariama Manjang, Jassey’s aunt, filed a $17 million wrongful death lawsuit Monday in Chesapeake Circuit Court. She blames unnamed employees of the Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office and Conmed Inc., the jail’s medical service contractor, for not realizing something was wrong. Weiterlesen →

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FCPA and Bribery Act Hotlines: Staying Out of Hot Water with Other Jurisdictions

Publiziert am 27. Juli 2012 von NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte

It is finally here. Today is the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. The first Olympics I can remember watching were the 1964 Games in Tokyo. I was enthralled with watching the world’s greatest athletes compete and the boyhood joy about the Games still exists for me. And, for my money, the best sporting event will be held in world’s greatest city. Weiterlesen →

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HSH Nordbank AG v. UBS AG

Publiziert am 27. Juli 2012 von NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte

On March 27, 2012, Germany’s HSH Nordbank AG („HSH“) was left with no hope to recover from a $500 million loss when a New York Appellate Court dismissed its last standing claim against UBS. The loss stemmed from a credit default swap transaction, in which, HSH, in exchange for a stream of premium payments, assumed the risk of the first half billion dollars on a $3 billion portfolio of securities … Weiterlesen →

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