The book assists U.S. and foreign lawyers - who may seek to enforce a foreign judgment in the United States or may need to get a U.S. rendered judgment enforced abroad - in navigating the procedures and strategies involved.
Front Cover.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Acknowledgments and Dedication.
1: Introduction.
2: Enforcing Foreign Country Judgments in the United States.
3: Overview.
4: Phase One: Before Recognition.
5: Choosing a Jurisdiction/Locating Assets.
6: Jurisdiction and Venue.
7: Choice of Forum: Federal or State Court.
8: Choice of Venue: Defenses.
9: Preemption.
10: Evidentiary Requirements: Copy of the Judgment.
11: Authentication.
12: Phase Two: Converting the Judgment.
13: Conversion Methods Under the Recognition ACT.
14: Conversion Under the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act: Introduction.
15: Conversion by Common Law Action.
16: Conversion by Registration.
17: The Complaint.
18: Selected Key Provisions of the Recognition Act.
19: Conclusiveness Requirement.
20: Permissive Non-Recognition: Defenses and Strategies.
21: Default Judgments and Foreign Long-Arm Statutes.
22: Non-Judicial Dispute Resolution Clauses.
23: Public Policy.
24: Parallel Proceedings.
25: Extrinsic and Intrinsic Fraud.
26: Reciprocity.
27: Other Conversion Methods.
28: Common Law Recognition.
29: Other Recognition Statutes.
30: New Complaint.
31: Action for Conversion in Other Jurisdictions: Strategy.
32: Currency of Damages.
33: Generally.
34: “Breach Day” and “Judgment Day” Rules.
35: Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
36: Phase Three: Executing a Converted Judgment in U.S. Courts.
37: Plaintiff: Locating and Freezing Assets.
38: Collecting the Judgment.
39: Filing Satisfaction of Judgment.
40: Conclusion.
41: Bibliography.
42: Instruments, Laws, and Other Materials – Part One.
43: Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act–1964.
