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Case of the day: Fox Corp. v. Media Deportes Mexico
The case of the day is Fox Corp. v. Media Deportes Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. (S.D.N.Y. 2026). The case raises a perennial Letters Blogatory question: when the Hague Service Convention applies, can you serve a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction on a defendant in a way that you couldn’t serve the……
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Case of the day: Petersen Energía v. Argentina
The case of the day is Petersen Energía Inversora v. Argentine Republic (2d Cir. 2026). This was the appeal from the $16 billion dollar judgment in favor of minority shareholders of YPF, who sought damages after Argentina nationalized the company in 2012. Although there were two consolidated cases, I’m going to focus just on one,……
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Gavin Newsom’s missed opportunity
Gavin Newsom, governor of California and potential Democratic presidential candidate, was asked the other day if he is a Zionist. He was like a deer in the headlights. He had just walked back his remarks on Israel and apartheid. Then came the question. He paused, repeated the question, and said something deeply weird and creepy:……
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Thought-provoking post of the day: Ingrid Brunk on waiver of FSIA service
Friend of Letters Blogatory Ingrid Brunk has an interesting post at the Transnational Litigation Blog about whether foreign sovereigns can waive the requirement of service as prescribed under 28 U.S.C. § 1608. This is, from the get-go, an interesting question, because § 1608(a)(1) tells us that the first method of service that a plaintiff must……
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Case of the Day: Wepard Corp. v. Diaz, Reus & Targ
The case of the day is Wepard Corp. v. Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2026). Diaz, Reus & Targ, a law firm, sued Wepard for allegedly unpaid legal fees. Wepard was located in Malta. DRT moved for leave to serve process by email, but Malta has objected to service by alternate……
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