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Case of the Day: Villoldo v. Castro
The case of the day is Villoldo v. Castro (1st Cir. 2016). Westlaw calls the case Villoldo v. Ruz. I’m no Spanish naming convention expert, but that seems clearly wrong. Anyway, Alfredo and Gustavo Villoldo were Cuban brothers. In 1959, the Cuban government confiscated their father’s property and threatened them, even after they fled to……
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The Judgments Convention Takes A Big Step
It seems crazy to talk about the Judgments Convention when the prospects for the Choice of Court Agreements Convention, which should be an easier lift, seem so grim. But the Hague Conference has recently taken big steps towards a Judgments Convention with the publication of a proposed draft text, with an explanatory note. A Special……
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Case of the Day: Redeemer Committee v. Highland Capital Management
The case of the day is Redeemer Committee of Highland Credit Strategies Funds v. Highland Capital Management, LP (S.D.N.Y. 2016). Highland Capital Management was the manager of Highland Credit Strategies Master Fund, LP, a Bermuda mutual fund company. The Master Fund invested money received from two feeder funds, Highland Credit Strategies Fund, LP and Highland……
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Case of the Day: GMI v. Asociación del Fútbol Argentino
The case of the day is GMI, LLC v. Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016). GMI had an agreement with the AFA, the sport’s governing body in Argentina, for the exclusive right to market and sell AFA’s football marketing rights for a twenty-year term. The agreement provided that AFA would not make……
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This Is Not A Drill!
First, to those of you abroad who are friends to America. Don’t worry! We are a strange country filled with strange characters. But our wise founding fathers bequeathed us political institutions that have proved surprisingly strong for more than two centuries. For now, thank goodness, it seems highly unlikely that Mr. Trump could win a……