The highest-ranking court in the European Union, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), has held in three cases (Achmea, Komstroy, and PL Holdings) that investors essentially cannot sue member states in arbitration. These decisions apply to bilateral investment treaties (BITs), multilateral treaties like...
After eight deaths and hundreds of injuries at rapper Travis Scott’s “Astroworld” music festival in Houston, Texas, on Friday, November 5, the lawsuits are already being filed. More than a dozen lawsuits had already been filed within days, with most filed against the promoter and...
With legalized sports betting due to arrive in the Sunshine State in a matter of weeks (Oct.15, 2021), the lawsuits against the new gaming compact between the State of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida have continued to roll in. 25, 2021, Gov. Ron...
After last month’s opinion from the Supreme Court that a new nationwide eviction moratorium could not be enacted by the CDC and would instead need Congressional action, the CDC enacted a new eviction moratorium. In that regard, on August 27, 2021, the United States Supreme Court...
The Covid-19 eviction moratorium expired at the end of July, but the public blame game surrounding a new moratorium continued. Under the threat of millions of Americans being evicted that are behind on rent due to the pandemic, politicians let the moratorium expire without acting. On...
While the “Tokyo 2020” Olympics are seemingly due to start in less than a month, in July of 2021, that was not always certain, or even probable. The first hurdle the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had to overcome, besides the massive logistical issues that came with...
The May 7, 2021, ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline was a wake-up call to the United States and worldwide regarding the massive implications of such an attack. Colonial Pipeline Co., (“Colonial”) operates a 5,500-mile pipeline that delivers almost half of the total gasoline supply...
As the United States seemingly gets Covid-19 under control because of mass vaccinations, children under sixteen years of age remain the missing piece of so-called “herd immunity”. While the FDA has not approved vaccinations to be administered to children, the three main Covid-19 manufacturers in...
There is a brewing controversy over whether governments and businesses should mandate so-called “vaccine passports”. The controversy involves whether vaccine passports would violate people’s freedoms and privacy rights. That is because vaccination records are private health information, and certain individuals are unable to be vaccinated...
As the world rounds the corner and heads to brighter days with the number of Covid-19 cases rapidly decreasing and economies opening up, developing countries that do not have their own strong currencies (i.e. the U.S. China, Japan, Switzerland, etc…) will face an economic hangover...