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• AVIATION
  Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of action by Portuguese survivors of China Airlines crash in Hong Kong because district court lacked jurisdiction under Warsaw Convention
• CORPORATIONS
  English Court of Appeal (Civil Division) allows appeal of investor who sued lone director of Pennsylvania corporation in equity for breach of plaintiff’s beneficial interest in proceeds from sale of two Virginia subsidiaries
• EUROPEAN UNION
  European Court of Justice annuls Council Decision authorizing conclusion of “Energy Star Agreement” between U.S. and EC to coordinate energy efficient labeling programs for office equipment because based on wrong provision of EC Treaty
• ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
  In reviewing challenge by Illinois charitable organization to freeze of its assets under I.E.E.P.A. after September 2001 terrorist attacks, Seventh Circuit rules that restrictions turn on “beneficial” rather than “legal” ownership of corporation
• PATENT LAW
  Canadian Supreme Court upholds Glaxo/Wellcome’s patent on AZT as treatment for HIV and AIDS but concludes, inter alia, that NIH researchers who verified AZT’s efficacy were not co-inventors under laws of Canada
• SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
  In action by household employee against Korean consular officer over low wages and unduly long working hours, Ninth Circuit finds that dealings with household employee were not in exercise of consular or sovereign functions, and thus are not immune under either Vienna Convention or FSIA
• VENUE (INTERNATIONAL)
  In litigation between German and New Mexico companies, Tenth Circuit decides that forum selection clause declaring that “jurisdiction for all and any disputes arising out of or in connection with this agreement is Munich” has permissive rather than mandatory effect
• WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
  WTO Appellate Body upholds Panel finding that Canada has continued to provide illegal subsidies for its milk exported to U.S. and New Zealand