Amanda W Newton

June 28, 2019 | Daily Report Online

European Decision Could Have Killed Investment Treaties, Affecting Arbitration and Investments

A broader interpretation of the Achmea decision implicates the autonomy of EU laws and could discourage investment among EU member states.

By Peter "Bo" Rutledge, Katherine M. Larsen and Amanda W. Newton

7 minute read

February 14, 2019 | Daily Report Online

SCOTUS Loves Arbitration?—It's Not That Simple

Like most conventional narratives (about the court and otherwise), this one contains an element of truth but masks a much more complex, if subtle, pattern in its jurisprudence.

By Peter "Bo" Rutledge and Amanda W. Newton

6 minute read

January 15, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Mystery Subpoena Case at Supreme Court Could Expand US Authority

The D. C. Circuit's underlying decision expands the possibility that a federal criminal subpoena could override a claim of sovereign immunity when also coupled with an invocation of a foreign blocking statute.

By Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge and Amanda W. Newton

7 minute read

November 01, 2018 | Daily Report Online

$314M and Sovereign Immunity Are At Stake in Upcoming High Court Case

Even if the U.S. were amenable to accepting service at its foreign embassies, adherence to the Second Circuit's statutory interpretation could upend customary international law and the executive branch's reading of sovereign immunity.

By Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and Amanda W. Newton

5 minute read

February 22, 2018 | Daily Report Online

To Understand US v. Microsoft, Consider 'Acme v. Shamrock'

The upcoming Supreme Court case could recalibrate the balance between discovery and comity that informs discovery disputes in a variety of international civil litigation.

By Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and Amanda W. Newton

6 minute read

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