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· 12/29/2008

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. v. Johannesburg Consolidated Investments

Citations

  • 553 F.3d 1351
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 26515
  • 2008 WL 5391198

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a person must actually own a beneficial interest in shares in order to incur reporting liabilities under section 13(d)
  • recognizing that the Eleventh Circuit has employed “various verbal formulae to describe the relationship between disputes and arbitration clauses,” but ultimately focusing on foreseeability
  • holding that the opposite is also true: “objecting to personal jurisdiction is not sufficient to raise an objection to service of process under Rule 12”
  • noting that when statute does not expressly provide for private right of action, court considers four factors identified in Cort v. Ash, 422 U.S. 66, 78 (1975), to determine whether Congress intended to imply such right
  • noting that when statute does not expressly provide for private right of action, court considers four factors identified in Cort v. Ash, 422 U.S. 66, 78 (1975), to determine whether Congress intended to imply such right
  • stating “[c]hallenges to service of process will be waived . . . if not raised under [Rule 12,]” and once waived, courts may not “dismiss on that ground”

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Judges: Tjoflat, Carnes, Hill

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