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Letters Blogatory remembers 9/11
Let’s pause to remember the men and women who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, twenty-five years ago today.
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Case of the day: In re Biogen
The case of the day is In re Application of Biogen MA (D. Del. 2026). It’s a Section 1782 decision in a cross-border patent dispute. I was counsel to the applicant. Biogen had brought patent infringement claims against Sandoz in the US and in the UK. It intended to bring a claim in Italy, but…
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Case of the day: Giguère v. Tardif
The case of the day is Giguère v. Tardif (1st Cir. 2026). The husband and the wife were both Canadian citizens whose young children were born in Canada. In 2022, they moved to Massachusetts with their children, entering the country on non-immigrant visas, to help the wife’s family business get established in the United States.…
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Case of the Day: Bonomi v. JPMorgan Chase
The case of the day is Bonomi v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA. John Bonomi, a retired New York lawyer, bought what he describes in his complaint as “one of the most magnificent homes on Cape Cod.” The nearly 5,600 square foot home “stood alone on a bluff, with unobstructed views of the Cape Cod Bay…
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Jury nullification and the case of Rajiv Menon
Our constitution provides: “Nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” That is the protection against double jeopardy. It’s not an American invention. The common law had a wonderful name for the plea that since a defendant had already been acquitted of a…