Supplement to Donald Earl Childress III, Michael D. Ramsey & Christopher A. Whytock, Transnational Law and Practice

Christopher A. Whytock, University of California, Irvine School of Law
Donald Earl Childress III, Pepperdine University School of Law
Michael D. Ramsey, University of San Diego School of Law

Abstract

This is the Fall 2016 Supplement for Donald Earl Childress III, Michael D. Ramsey & Christopher A. Whytock, Transnational Law and Practice (2015). Highlights include excerpts of the Supreme Court’s decision in RJR Nabisco Inc. v. European Community involving extraterritorial application of the RICO statute; discussion of new Supreme Court and appellate court decisions on foreign sovereign immunity; new developments regarding Alien Tort Statute litigation; and an update on the ongoing dispute involving claims against Chevron, Inc. by Ecuadorian plaintiffs.