Many foreign nationals enter the United States with B nonimmigrant visas. The B-2 visa may be used by tourists visiting the United States for vacation or to visit friends and family. The B-1 visa may be used by business visitors who are entering the ...
The broad scope of pre-trial discovery in U.S. litigation is frequently criticized by and can be an anathema to foreign litigants; however, occasionally foreign litigants seek just that kind of discovery to further its cause in a foreign, non-U.S ...
Foreign nationals must engage in an "acceptable" B-1 activity relating to business. Generally, engaging in productive work is not permissible. The principal benefit of the business activity must accrue to the foreign national or corporate entity ...
In the recent decision of Ehrlich v. American Airlines, 02-9462, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York, the court held that under the Warsaw Convention, which governs airline liability on international flights, a ...
On July 11, 2003, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") issued its long-awaited proposed rule to implement Subtitle G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, titled "Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002" (the ...
CONTENTS: Return to Contents.Is it necessary for the words "made in" or "product of" to precede the name of the country of origin? The phrase "made in" is required only in the case where the name of any locality other than the country or locality in ...
Since President Clinton's announcement two weeks ago that he was reinstituting Super 301, foreign reaction to the U.S. revival of this unilateral trade measure has been strong. Super 301 allows, and in some circumstances requires, the ...
On Sept. 7, 2005 the Department of Transportation issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to invite comments from the airline industry regarding an amendment to the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986. The amendment, if passed as proposed, will affect ...
(Article appeared in the 1998 Official Export Guide) All Rights Reserved Export controls imposed on U.S. exporters by the United States government can take a variety of forms. They can take the form of prohibitions (blockades, embargoes, boycotts ...
Over the past 25 years, a number of federal courts found that the Alien Tort Claims Act (“ATCA”) permitted foreign victims to sue for such violations of international law as summary executions, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ...