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Case of the day: Whoop v. Shenzhen Wonlex Technology
The case of the day is Whoop, Inc. v. Shenzhen Wonlex Technology Co. (D. Mass. 2026). As you might guess from the case name, it’s an IP infringement case involving a Chinese defendant. Whoop sought a preliminary injunction. It made an emergency motion for leave to serve the Chinese defendant with process by email before…
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October 7, 2026
As has become my custom, I’m publishing a reflection on the anniversary of 10/7, a life-changing day. Since last year, there has been some good news. All of the hostages still alive were released. And just in the last few days, there was a miracle: a heroic Indian pilot and the heroic Israeli passengers aboard…
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Case of the day: Dinwang Jia v. Individuals on Schedule A
The case of the day is Dingwang Jia v. The Individuals, etc., Identified on Schedule A (S.D. Fla. 2026). This is yet another “Schedule A” case, raising what is now the classic issue about service of process by email on a Chinese defendant. The case is interesting because of the treatment of the Chinese defendant’s…
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Case of the day: Devengoechea v. Venezuela
Today’s case of the day is Devengoechea v. Venezuela (11th Cir. 2026). Friend of Letters Blogatory Ingrid Brunk discussed the case in a recent post at the Transnational Litigation Blog, and I wrote about an earlier stage of the case years ago. Devengoechea was a collector of artifacts of Simón Bolívar who lived in Florida.…
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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.