Tropp v. Corporation of Lloyd’s

Disclosure: Goldstein, Howe & Russell represents the petitioner in this case, which is listed without regard to the likelihood that it will be granted.

Issue: 1) Is the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act, as applied by New York and other jurisdictions, consistent with the requirements of the Due Process Clause? 2) Under what circumstances is a forum selection clause in an international contract rendered unenforceable in federal court due to limitations on the availability of a remedy in the foreign forum selected?