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Symeonides  \nTo be published in 62 American Journal of Comparative Law (2014) Copyright by the author and the American Society of Comparative Law, Inc.  \nTable of Contents  \nI. INTRODUCTION     \nII. ARBITRATION    \n1. Supreme Court Decisions ................................................................ .......  \n2. Lower Court Decisions    \na. Employment Contracts ..............................................................  \nb. Consumer Contracts    \nc. Other Contracts    \nIII. CHOICE-OF-FORUM CLAUSES    \n1. Supreme Court Decision ................................................................ ........  \n2. Lower Court Decisions    \nIV. CHOICE-OF-LAW CLAUSES    \nV. TORTS    \n1. Products Liability....................................................................................  \n2. Cross-Border Torts in New York    \n3. Wrongful Death Damages and Beneficiaries ................................ ........  \n4. Foreign Injuries and Forum Non Conveniens (FNC) ............................  \n5. Economic Torts ......................................................................................  \n6. Employment Torts .................................................................................  \n7. Other Torts    \nVI. CHOICE-OF-LAW METHODOLOGY    \nVII. EXTRATERRITORIAL REACH OF FEDERAL STATUTES    \n1. Kiobel and the Alien Tort Statute (ATS)    \n2. Piracy ................................................................................................ ......  \n3. Hostage Taking ......................................................................................  \n4. Securities Exchange Act................................................................ .........  \n5. RICO ................................................................................................ .......  \n6. Drug Trafficking.....................................................................................  \n7. Foreign Sexual Tourism Statute ............................................................  \n8. Copyright Act .........................................................................................  \n9. Lanham Act (Trademarks)    \n10. Foreign Affairs Preemption ................................................................ ..  \nVIII. IMMIGRATION    \n*Dean Emeritus & Alex L. Parks Distinguished Chair in Law, Willamette University College of Law; LL.B. (Priv. L.), LL.B. (Publ. L.), LL.M., S.J.D., Ph.D.h.c.  \nElectronic copy available at: [http://ssrn.com/abstract=2374470](http://ssrn.com/abstract=2374470)  \nIX. THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT (DOMA)    \nX. MARITAL PROPERTY    \nXI. CHILD CUSTODY AND SUPPORT    \nXII. STATUTES OF LIMITATION    \nXIII. JUDGMENTS................................................................................................ ......  \n1. Foreign-Country Judgments................................................................ ...  \n2. Sister-State Judgments ................................................................ ...........  \nXIV. MISCELLANEOUS CONFLICTS    \nI. INTRODUCTION  \nThis is the Twenty-Seventh Annual Survey of American Choice-ofLaw Cases. 1 It is written at the request of the Association of American Law  \n1 The previous twenty-six surveys are, in chronological order: P. John Kozyris, Choice of Law in the American Courts in 1987: An Overview, 36 AM. J. COMP. L. 547 (1988); Symeon C. Symeonides, Choice of Law in the American Courts in 1988, 37 AM. J. COMP. L. 457 (1989); P. John Kozyris & Symeon C. Symeonides, Choice of Law in the American Courts in 1989: An Overview, 38 AM. J. COMP. L. 601 (1990); Larry Kramer, Choice of Law in the American Courts in 1990: Trends and Developments, 39 AM. J. COMP. L. 465 (1991); Michael E. Solimine, Choice of Law in the American Courts in 1991, 40 AM. J. COMP. L. 951 (1992); Patrick J. Borchers, Choice of Law in the American Courts in 1992: Observations and Reflections, 42 AM","cbCaiuPGHdnzKKkG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuPGHdnzKKkG","pdf",1241248,106,"English","# Introduction\n# Arbitration\n## Supreme Court Decisions\n## Lower Court Decisions\n# Choice-of-Forum Clauses\n## Supreme Court Decision\n## Lower Court Decisions\n# Choice-of-Law Clauses\n# Torts\n## Products Liability\n## Cross-Border Torts in New York\n## Wrongful Death Damages and Beneficiaries\n## Foreign Injuries and Forum Non Conveniens (FNC)\n## Economic Torts\n## Employment Torts\n## Other Torts\n# Choice-of-Law Methodology\n# Extraterritorial Reach of Federal Statutes\n## Kiobel and the Alien Tort Statute (ATS)\n## Piracy\n## Hostage Taking\n## Securities Exchange Act\n## RICO\n## Drug Trafficking\n## Foreign Sexual Tourism Statute\n## Copyright Act\n## Lanham Act (Trademarks)\n## Foreign Affairs Preemption\n# Immigration\n# The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)\n# Marital Property\n# Child Custody and Support\n# Statutes of Limitation\n# Judgments\n## Foreign-Country Judgments\n## Sister-State Judgments\n# Miscellaneous Conflicts","[{\"question\":\"What topics does the survey cover under arbitration and contract-related clauses?\",\"answer\":\"It surveys arbitration and analyzes both choice-of-forum clauses and choice-of-law clauses, including how Supreme Court and lower courts approach these issues.\"},{\"question\":\"Which tort categories are included in the 2013 choice-of-law survey?\",\"answer\":\"The tort coverage includes products liability, cross-border torts in New York, wrongful death damages and beneficiaries, foreign injuries with forum non conveniens, economic torts, employment torts, and other torts.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the survey address extraterritorial federal statutes and immigration-related issues?\",\"answer\":\"It analyzes the extraterritorial reach of federal statutes through topics such as Kiobel/ATS and other enumerated statutory areas, and it includes a separate section addressing immigration developments.\"}]","Choice of Law in the American Courts in 2013 - Twenty-Seventh Annual Survey | PDF",1789533952,37]