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New Cases For the Week of November 26, 2007 - November 30, 2007
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November 27, 2007 |
Case |
Court |
Holding |
Allen v. Russian Federation
(DBN Subscription Required) |
D. D.C. |
Due to the doctrines of sovereign immunity and personal jurisdiction, the court cannot reach the merits of averments that the Russian government illegally appropriated the value of Yukos. |
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November 26, 2007 |
Case |
Court |
Holding |
In re Coudert Brothers, LLP
(DBN Subscription Required) |
Bankr. SD NY |
A law firm in bankruptcy is required to turnover to a former client who owes a large receivable: (i) the client's corporate seals, (ii) corporate documents that are not the firm's work product and (iii) corporate documents constituting
attorney work product if the client establishes that the firm ’s retention of such corporate documents subjects the client to significant risk of irreparable harm. |
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