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Lago Agrio: Cards On The Table
I have been hearing criticism off-line about the editorial slant of my coverage of the Lago Agrio case (though nothing compared to the drubbing I took from unsuccessful litigants in the Belfast Project case). Why has my coverage become so favorable to Chevron, and so unfavorable to the Lago Agrio plaintiffs? I figure it’s time……
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Lago Agrio: More on Guerra and a Response to Ted Folkman
More from Chevron advocate Doug Cassel on the latest development in Ecuador, and on the questions I posed to Chevron. The Goldhaber article is well worth your time. I will note that while Doug has given some reasons why Chevron didn’t disclose the Guerra bribery allegations until now, I don’t think he has responded to……
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Case of the Day: In re Hawker Beechcraft
The case of the day is In re Hawker Beechcraft, Inc. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2013). Hawker Beechcraft was an aircraft manufactuer. In November 2009, Hawker and Lider International Aviation, B.V., entered into a sales contract for a $3.9 million used Premier aircraft, and the sale was consummated. Lider later sold the aircraft to Helicoptor Finance LLC,……
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Case of the Day: Charleston Aluminum, LLC v. Energomex, S.A. de C.V.
I love today’s case of the day, Charleston Aluminum, LLC v. Energomex, S.A. de C.V. (D.S.C. 2013), because it deals with the rarely-construed Article 3 of the Hague Service Convention. Charleston Aluminum sued Energomex, a Mexican company; the facts of the case are not apparent from the decision. Charleston filed a “motion for Hague service,”……