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Case of the Day: Republic of Iraq v. ABB AG
Motions to compel arbitration in international cases are, strictly speaking, outside of the scope of Letters Blogatory’s coverage, since if we’re going to cover them, we might as well cover forum non conveniens, and then other issues would seem logical to cover, and so on. But since it’s a slow news day and since the……
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From the Lago Agrio Desk
We have two developments to report in the Lago Agrio case: a new preliminary injunction barring the Lago Agrio plaintiffs from seeking to enforce their judgment; and yet another application for U.S. judicial assistance in the gathering of evidence, though this time by the Ecuadorans rather than by Chevron.
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Case of the Day: Estate of Klieman v. Palestinian Authority
Today’s Case of the Day, Estate of Klieman v. Palestinian Auth. (D.D.C. 2011), involves a letter of request under the Hague Evidence Convention for the testimony of witnesses in Israel. Klieman, a U.S. citizen, was the victim of a Palestinian terrorist attack on a civilian bus in Israel in 2002. The claim was that Klieman had……
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Case of the Day: Baldiga v. Joint Stock Co. (In re Cyphermint, Inc.)
The case of the day, Baldiga v. Joint Stock Co. (In re Cyphermint, Inc.) (Bankr. D. Mass. 2011), is from my home base in Boston. It involves the difficulties in serving process in Russia under the Hague Service Convention. The case was a preference avoidance action by the Chapter 7 Trustee against the St. Petersburg……
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Digest for March 2, 2011
Hammond v. Hammond (N.C. Ct. App. 2011). Affirming denial of motion to dismiss for insufficient service of process where the plaintiff effected service in Japan via the Japanese central authority and where a certificate from the authority indicated that service had been effected.