Month: February 2015

  • Update: Angiodynamics v. Biolitec

    I was checking out the First Circuit’s RSS feed of recent oral arguments for another reason, and I happened to see that the appeal of the contempt sanctions in one of my favorite cases of the day, AngioDynamics v. Biolitec, 946 F. Supp. 2d 205 (D. Mass. 2013), was recently argued. As you might recall,……

  • Case of the Day: SDS-IC v. Florida Concentrates International LLC

    The case of the day is SDS-IC v. Florida Concentrates International LLC (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015). Florida Concentrates, a Florida firm, sued SDS-IC, a Hong Kong corporation. It served process by delivery of the summons and complaint to SDS-IC’s Hong Kong registered office. The clerk entered a default after SDS-IC failed to answer, but……

  • Case of the Day: Continental Transfert Technique v. Nigeria

    The case of the day, Continental Transfer Technique v. Nigeria (D.D.C. 2015), is a coda to the case of the day from January 29. The question related to post-judgment discovery the plaintiff sought to take from Nigeria.

  • Case of the Day: Smith v. Wolf Performance Ammunition

    The case of the day is Smith v. Wolf Performance Ammunition (D. Nev. 2015). Andrew Smith alleged that he was injured when, in 2012, “the firearm and ammunition he was using exploded in his face.” He sued Sporting Supplies International, apparently the merchant from whom he bought the allegedly defective ammunition. SSI impleaded Tula Cartridge……

  • Belfast Project: The Known Unknowns

    Something is going on in the Belfast Project case. But it’s difficult to say exactly what. As I noted a few days ago, Winston “Winkie” Rae has obtained an injunction in Belfast preventing the Northern Irish authorities from traveling to Boston to obtain a copy of his Belfast Project interview. Friend of Letters Blogatory Chris……