| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 14-15790 
 | 
De Fontbrune v. Wofsy
 French court's imposition of <EM>astreinte</EM> penalty recognizable under Uniform Recognition Act as penalty imposed for private damages, not for public offense.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Nov. 14, 2016 | |
| 
 14-15790 
 | 
De Fontbrune v. Wofsy
 French court's imposition of <EM>astreinte</EM> penalty recognizable under Uniform Recognition Act as penalty imposed for private damages, not for public offense.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Sep. 26, 2016 | |
| 
 14-35035 
 | 
Trader Joe’s v. Hallatt
 Lanham Act applies extraterritorially to defendant who shipped and resold Trader Joe's products in Canada, as store front 'Pirate Joe's' and lax shipping standards affect American foreign commerce under 'Timberlane.'  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Aug. 28, 2016 | |
| 
 10-55515 
 | 
Mujica v. AirScan Inc.
 Survivors of 1998 bombing of Colombian village by Colombian Air Force may not sue Occidental Petroleum or AirScan Inc. in California for their alleged involvement.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Nov. 12, 2014 | |
| 
 13-17339 
 | 
Murphy v. Sloan
 Mother may not return daughter to Ireland from U.S., where child was habitual resident, because parents only intended to move her to Ireland for 'trial period.'  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Aug. 25, 2014 | |
| 
 12-842 
 | 
Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital Ltd.
 Argentina may not set aside judgment creditor’s subpoenas on banks, which sought records related to its global financial transactions in effort to enforce judgments.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Jun. 17, 2014 | |
| 
 12-55733 
 | 
Von Saher v. Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena
 Heir of Dutch Jewish family may pursue claims against Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena to recover Nazi-looted art without conflicting with federal policy.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Jun. 9, 2014 | |
| 
 11-55870 
 | 
Narayanan v. British Airways
 Family of international airline passenger, who died six months after denial of oxygen on flight, may not sue airline more than two years after flight landed.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Mar. 20, 2014 | |
| 
 12-138 
 | 
BG Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina
 British company may arbitrate its dispute with Argentina over gas tariffs in U.S., despite failure to first file lawsuit in Argentina's courts.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Mar. 6, 2014 | |
| 
 12-820 
 | 
Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez
 Father may not receive extension of one-year deadline for filing petition for daughter’s return under Hague Convention, even if mother concealed her location.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Mar. 6, 2014 | |
| 
 11-965 
 | 
Daimler AG v. Bauman
 California federal court may not hear Argentinian residents’ claims against German automaker based on human rights violations during Argentina’s ‘Dirty War.’  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Jan. 15, 2014 | |
| 
 12-56159 
 | 
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
 Jewish family may sue Spanish museum to recover lost Pissarro painting, which they were forced to surrender when fleeing Germany in 1939.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Dec. 9, 2013 | |
| 
 11-15458 
 | 
Sachs v. Republic of Austria
 Traveler who lost her legs while boarding train in Austria may sue Austrian government based on her online purchase of Eurail pass.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Dec. 8, 2013 | |
| 
 12-17205 
 | 
Valenzuela v. Michel
 Twin children should not be taken from U.S. to their mother in Mexico because both parents clearly planned to raise them in U.S.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Nov. 18, 2013 | |
| 
 12-35395 
 | 
Hamad v. Gates
 Sudanese citizen cannot sue U.S. government officials in federal district court over his detainment and treatment at Guantanamo Bay.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Oct. 8, 2013 | |
| 
 12-1315 
 | 
Petrella v. MGM, Inc., et al.
 Order  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Oct. 2, 2013 | |
| 
 11-55081 
 | 
Ohno v. Yasuma
 California court may enforce Japanese court's $1.2 million judgment against church based on claim that church induced woman into giving up nearly all her assets.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Jul. 3, 2013 | |
| 
 B242002 
 | 
Hyundai Securities Co. Ltd. v. Lee
 Hyundai fails to file proper superior court action in order to enforce securities fraud judgment obtained in Korean courts against its former CEO.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Apr. 19, 2013 | |
| 
 11-1025 
 | 
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
 U.S. persons engaged in sensitive international communications with foreigners may not challenge statute authorizing government's surveillance of foreigners.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Feb. 27, 2013 | |
| 
 12-35266 
 | 
Institute of Cetacean Research v. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
 Japanese researchers who hunt whales may pursue piracy claims against anti-whaling environmental group that engaged in violent tactics on high seas.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
Feb. 27, 2013 | |
| 
 12-35266 
 | 
Institute of Cetacean Research v. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
 Japanese researchers who hunt whales may pursue piracy claims against anti-whaling environmental group that engaged in violent tactics on high seas.  | 
International Law | 
 | 
May 29, 2012 | 
