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How does jurisdiction apply to ownership rights of personal belongings across countries? Can ownership be transferred?

Here is the predicament: A has belongings of B. A is a US citizen based in the US and B is a foreign national of another country. B decides that they are giving ownership of their belongings to C who ...
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Consequences of leaving USA with unpaid rent

Suppose someone on an H1B visa leaves the country without notice and immediately stops paying rent, breaking a lease that requires 2 months of advance notice and 2 months of rent to be paid to break ...
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Do I have recourse against Air France if they refuse to refund/compensate after wrongful boarding denial?

I believe I was unfairly denied boarding by Air France and they are refusing to refund my ticket and compensate me for the incurred costs of missing the flight (e.g. missing my connecting flight, ...
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Foreign company failed to honor a merchandise cancelation [closed]

I purchased two rugs in Morroco while on vacation. I live in the US. Eight hours later, I left a phone message and email with the merchant to cancel my order. I made serveral attempts to stop ...
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Small claims EU to US

I am involved in a situation where a former housemate has left my sharehouse in the Netherlands and owes me €3000. This person now lives in the US. The facts: I have evidence they owe me this money, ...
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Can I do a small claims suit against someone that moved out of the country

We had both agreed that the defendant would sell me a car on a given date. He then contacted me 4 days before the date to tell me that he was going to be unable to give me the car on the set date, and ...
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Can I sue a company in another country in small claims court?

I live in NY State. I bought a skype type language course on line. The salesman who sold me the course said I could pay monthly and stop anytime I liked, even thought the course had a one year ...
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Can suits be filed in small claims courts from overseas?

I often see freelancers suggesting to other freelancers to use the small claim courts to get paid when the client is in another country. Already with the small claim court, there's a maximum amount ...
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