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  1. Under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, a US court may dismiss a case when:

    Answer: An alternative forum is substantially more convenient and adequate

    Forum non conveniens allows dismissal when an adequate alternative forum exists and private/public interest factors strongly favor that forum.

  2. In international commercial arbitration, the principle of kompetenz-kompetenz means:

    Answer: The arbitral tribunal has jurisdiction to rule on its own jurisdiction

    Kompetenz-kompetenz (or compétence de la compétence) is the principle that an arbitral tribunal may rule on its own jurisdictional competence.

  3. The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) primarily prohibits:

    Answer: Bribery of foreign government officials to obtain or retain business

    The FCPA prohibits US persons and companies from bribing foreign government officials to obtain or retain business advantages.

  4. Which doctrine holds that a parent corporation is generally NOT liable for the torts of its subsidiary?

    Answer: Corporate separateness / limited liability

    Corporate separateness (limited liability) shields parent companies from subsidiary liabilities unless grounds exist to pierce the corporate veil.

  5. In US tax law, a 'check-the-box' regulation allows eligible entities to:

    Answer: Choose their federal tax classification as corporation or pass-through entity

    Check-the-box regulations (Treas. Reg. §301.7701) let eligible entities elect their federal income tax classification.

  6. Under the CISG (UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods), the convention applies:

    Answer: Automatically when parties are in different contracting states, unless excluded

    CISG applies automatically to sales contracts between parties in different contracting states unless the parties have excluded it (Article 6).

  7. The doctrine of promissory estoppel in US contract law requires all of the following EXCEPT:

    Answer: Consideration exchanged for the promise

    Promissory estoppel is used precisely to enforce promises that lack consideration when the other elements are met.