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Case of the Day: New York State Thruway Authority v. Fenech
The case of the day is New York State Thruway Authority v. Fenech (N.Y. App. Div. 2012). The question was whether service by mail is permissible where the defendant is in Canada. There was no question in the case that New York law permitted service by mail; the question was whether the service also comported……
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Case of the Day: Negrepontis-Giannisis v. Greece
HT to Pietro Franzina for a pointer to the case of the day, Negrepontis-Giannisis v. Greece (ECHR 2011). Nikolaos Negrepontis-Giannisis was born in Athens in 1964. He had always been close with his uncle, who was born Mikhail Negrepontis, but who was renamed Timotheos when he was ordained in the Greek Orthodox church. At age……
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Case of the Day: Owen v. Sports Gymnastics Federation of Russia
The case of the day is Owen v. Sports Gymnastics Federation of Russia (D. Me. 2012). The plaintiff, Charles Owen, is acting pro se. I wish him luck—I don’t think anyone should try to pull off a transnational litigation without a good lawyer! The complaint alleges that Owen is the “webmaster” for several “official websites”……
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Chevron Seeks Summary Judgment
Chevron has filed a motion for partial summary judgment in the RICO case against the Lago Agrio plaintiffs and their lawyers. In a nutshell, the claim in the case was that the defendants took part in the supposed corruption in Ecuador that led to Ecuador’s judgment against Chevron. Those of the defendants who appeared in……