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2014 FIFA World Cup: Worldwide Spectacle or Logistical Debacle?

BY JOSH BRANDSDORFER–Over the past week, the American public has heard and seen all about the substandard Olympic Village living conditions in Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Various athletes and members of the media alike have tweeted pictures, instagrammed videos, and written blog entries about bathrooms with two toilets, yellow-brown water running from […]

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Daimler AG v. Bauman & The “Too Big for General Jurisdiction” Phenomenon

BY GARRETT NEMEROFF — Recently, in Daimler AG v. Bauman, the U.S. Supreme Court held that DaimlerChrysler AG, a German corporation that manufactures Mercedes-Benz vehicles, could not be sued in California on the basis of its U.S. subsidiary’s (MBUSA) business activities in that state, when the claims asserted were for human rights violations that occurred […]

Puerto Rico’s Looming Debt Crisis

BY ALEXANDRA LEVENSON — While the financial industry seems to be bouncing back from the effects of the 2008 financial crisis and Detroit’s record-breaking municipal bankruptcy, another potentially even greater financial crisis is looming – in Puerto Rico. Home to 3.7 million people, Puerto Rico owes a staggering $70 billion in public debt, behind only […]