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Airbus-Boeing Legal Wrangling

A few weeks ago, Joel posted about how Airbus has filed a motion in DC Superior Court to enjoin Wilmer Hale and Marco Bronckers from representing Boeing in the WTO aircraft disputes, in light of Bronckers' earlier work for Airbus. Airbus later challenged Charlene Barshefsky's role in

Gambling Case In the News

Paul Blustein of the Washington Post has a good article on the Gambling dispute (you might have to register with the Post's site to read it). In it, he discusses Jay Cohen, whose arrest by the U.S. for running an internet gambling site from Antigua and Barbuda

The Gambling Dispute: Raising the Stakes

The Gambling compliance dispute is heating up on two fronts. First, Antigua has now filed its panel request with the WTO. It expands slightly on its earlier consultations request, but is mostly the same. Second, the U.S. House of Representatives is currently debating an internet gambling bill that will

Airbus v. Boeing: Some Early Discussion

For those following the Airbus-Boeing WTO dispute, AEI is holding an event titled "Boeing vs. Airbus: The Plot Thickens" on Thursday, July 6. As stated in the event description: Given the rapidly changing competitive situation, the slow pace of the WTO judicial process, and the increasingly hardened diplomatic

Place Your Bets on Gambling Compliance Dispute

The Article 21.5 compliance dispute in the Gambling case has now begun. Antigua's consultations request is available here. According to the U.S., it has implemented properly. As stated in the U.S. status report on the case: On 5 April 2006, the US Department of Justice