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Case of the Day: KT Corp. v. ABS Holdings
The case of the day is KT Corp. v. ABS Holdings, Ltd. (S.D.N.Y. 2018). KT was a Korean firm that managed Korea’s fleet of communications satellites. ABS was a Bermuda corporation doing business in Hong Kong. In 2010, KT and ABS made a contract for the purchase and sale of the KOREASAT-3 satellite. Title would……
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Lago Agrio: Chevron Seeks Default Judgments
In the Lago Agrio RICO case in New York, you’ll recall that the court entered a final judgment against Steven Donziger and against the two Lago Agrio plaintiffs who appeared and defended in the action, Hugo Gerardo Camacho Naranjo and Javier Piaguaje Payaguaje. But there were many other LAPs who were named as defendants but……
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Case of the Day: Salt River Project v. Trench France
The case of the day is Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District v. Trench France SAS (D. Ariz. 2018). The Salt River Project sued Trench France in a case arising out of an explosion at a Salt River power plant. Trench France brought an interesting motion seeking appointment of a commissioner under Chapter……
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Lago Agrio: Third Parties Seek To Unseal Canadian Records
The appeal of the Canadian judgment in the Lago Agrio recognition case is going to be heard later this month, and just in time, Amazon Watch and other groups have filed a motion asking the Ontario Superior Court (the court that entered judgment in favor of Chevron Canada) to unseal “confidential information” that the parties,……