A Warning Sign? The Washington Supreme Court Declines to Adopt the Draft Restatement (Third)
The Washington Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Erickson v. Pharmacia LLC, one of a number of related lawsuits filed by teachers and their family members seeking damages for chemical exposure at Washington schools—cases collectively seeking over a billion dollars in damages. While the case is significant in its own right, it is of particular…
Continue ReadingChoice of Law in the American Courts in 2024
The thirty-eighth annual survey on choice of law in the American courts is now available on SSRN. The survey covers significant cases decided in 2024 on choice of law, party autonomy, extraterritoriality, international human rights, foreign sovereign immunity, adjudicative jurisdiction, and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. This annual survey was admirably maintained by Symeon Symeonides for…
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