-
Belfast Project: The Government Files Its Brief
The government has now filed its brief in opposition to Boston College’s appeal. The basic argument is simple: the College’s appeal is foreclosed by the Court’s recent decision disposing of Moloney & McIntyre’s appeal: Boston College’s argument is untenable after In re: Request, which squarely rejected the claim that First Circuit precedent addressing confidential academic……
-
Case of the Day: Ingaseosas v. Aconcagua
The case of the day is Ingaseosas International Co. v. Aconcagua Investing Ltd. (11th Cir. 2012). We first saw the case way back in February 2011. Here was my description of the facts from the earlier post: Ingaseosas and Aconcagua were both British Virgin Islands firms. They entered into a stock purchase agreement concerning shares……
-
The Judicial Role in Creating Puerto Rico’s Political Condition and Contemporary Judicial Passiveness on the Subject
I am from the deep South, and [Puerto Ricans] are from the deep, deep South. —Jimmy Carter, 1976 (expressing his sympathy with Puerto Rico’s political isolation) Note: The idea for this guest post came out of a brief discussion I had with Ted Folkman in the comments section of one of his posts regarding his……
-
Guest Post: Albéniz Couret on Puerto Rico’s Political Status
Today, guest poster Albéniz Couret Fuentes comments on Puerto Rico’s political status. This guest post stems from a discussion Albéniz and I had in the comments to a post on recent developments in the First Circuit. Albéniz, a lawyer in private practice in San Juan, critiques Puerto Rico’s lack of representation in Congress along the……
-
Case of the Day: In re LLS America
Today’s case of the day, Kriegman v. Cooper (In re LLS America, LLC) (Bankr. E.D. Wash. 2012), is yet another case standing for the proposition that as a matter of US law, service by mail is permissible in Canada. Frank and Miller, both of British Columbia, were investors in what may or may not have……