Comments on: Case of the Day: Gurung v. Malhotra

By: Case of the Day: Solid Systems CAD Services v. Total Risc Technology | Letters Blogatory

Wed, 07 May 2025 11:18:05 +0000

[…] denied the motion. I like this decision, because it serves to highlight a point we’ve seen before: the Hague Service Convention is not about when it’s permissible to sue a foreign national; […]

By: Case of the Day: SEC v. Nagaicevs | Letters Blogatory

Case of the Day: SEC v. Nagaicevs | Letters Blogatory — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:42:04 +0000

[…] does not apply, and so this case does not belong in the Letters Blogatory hall of infamy with Gurung v. Malhotra or FTC v. PCCare247, Inc., both of which erroneously approved service by email even though the […]

By: Case of the Day: Rana v. Islam | Letters Blogatory

Case of the Day: Rana v. Islam | Letters Blogatory — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 02:59:08 +0000

[…] promises and then mistreated him. We’ve seen similar cases before, including my bête noire, Gurung v. Malhotra. Here, Islam moved to dismiss for want of subject matter jurisdiction and on grounds of […]

By: Case of the Day: Sulzer Mixpac v. Medenstar Industries | Letters Blogatory

Case of the Day: Sulzer Mixpac v. Medenstar Industries | Letters Blogatory — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 02:54:07 +0000

[…] then the judge, citing Gurung v. Malhotra, 279 F.R.D. 215 (S.D.N.Y. 2011), and FTC v. PCCare247, Inc. 2013 WL 841037 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 7, 2013), “declined to extend […]

By: Case of the Day: SEC v. Cluff | Letters Blogatory

Case of the Day: SEC v. Cluff | Letters Blogatory — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 23:33:05 +0000

[…] This is refreshing because often a district court will say that the an objection to Article 10(a) that does not expressly object to service by email (no country’s objection does) is, in effect, consent to service by email. This is the fundamental mistake in the ur-case, Gurung v. Malhotra. […]

By: Case of the Day: Basfar v. Wong - Folkman LLC

Case of the Day: Basfar v. Wong - Folkman LLC — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:01:06 +0000

[…] in the domestic worker’s state. One of the most infamous Letters Blogatory cases, Gurung v. Malhotra, led a frustrated US district court judge to authorize service of process by email on a Indian […]

By: Case of the Day: Topstone Communications v. Chenyi Xu - Folkman LLC

Case of the Day: Topstone Communications v. Chenyi Xu - Folkman LLC — Mon, 23 May 2022 10:01:06 +0000

[…] 2022). I love this case. It shows that the tide is turning. As longtime readers know, ever since Gurung v. Malhotra, courts have approved service by email on defendants in cases within the scope of the HCCH Service […]

By: Case of the Day: NOCO Co. v. Chang | Letters Blogatory

Case of the Day: NOCO Co. v. Chang | Letters Blogatory — Tue, 21 May 2019 10:01:38 +0000

[…] nonetheless, the opinion is outstanding and is a good corrective to Gurung v. Malhotra and its […]

By: Case of the Day: Patrick’s Restaurant v. Singh | Letters Blogatory

Case of the Day: Patrick’s Restaurant v. Singh | Letters Blogatory — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:00:37 +0000

[…] That’s it! There is no answer to this argument except to cite the many cases that have gotten it wrong, starting with Gurung v. Malhotra. […]

By: Case of the Day: Overstock.com v. Visocky | Letters Blogatory

Case of the Day: Overstock.com v. Visocky | Letters Blogatory — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 10:00:41 +0000

[…] to say that although there are many erroneous district court decisions on point, beginning with Gurung v. Malhotra, there are as yet no federal appellate cases one way or another. So appellate law clerks, this […]