foreign corrupt practices act lets US officials prosecute behavior that is legal in a foreign country and illegal here (I'm not saying it applies in this case,

foreign corrupt practices act lets US officials prosecute behavior that is legal in a foreign country and illegal here (I'm not saying it applies in this case, but it's an example of applying local law to a locally domiciled company operating abroad). same with going abroad for sex tourism with minors (PROTECT act) in US state-vs-state situations, I'm pretty sure some states have public policy exceptions to forum clauses in contracts, though I can't quote you a case