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Looking Ahead
In the summer of 2016 I applied for and was offered a very cool low-level job at the Department of Justice. I’ve never written publicly about this before. I won’t say any more about what the job was, which office, and so forth, except to say it was a career appointment, not a political appointment,……
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Case of the Day: Signify North America v. Axis Lighting
The case of the day is Signify North America Corp. v. Axis Lighting Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2019). Signify sued Axis, a Quebec firm, for patent infringement. A Quebec bailiff or huissier served the summons and complaint on a person in Axis’s department of human resources who, according to the bailiff, “appear[ed] in care and in control……
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More Info on HCCH a|Bridged
The Hague Conference has posted details about the HCCH a|Bridged 2019 event, which is to be held in The Hague on December 11. Here is the brief description: HCCH a|Bridged will convene experts and stakeholders from around the world in The Hague to explore and debate the very latest in cross-border litigation, civil procedure and……
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Case of the Day: Application of Del Valle Ruiz
The case of the day is In re Application of del Valle Ruiz (2d Cir. 2019). I’ve written about the case twice before, first in a October 2018 post on the district court decision, and then in an April 2019 post after oral argument. This is the latest in a line of recent important §……
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Case of the Day: State Farm v. Gree USA
The case of the day is State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Gree USA, Inc. (S.D. Ind. 2019). State Farm sued Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. and Gree Electric Appliance Sales, both located in Hong Kong, as subrogee for its insured, Dennis Holdren, alleging that a fire in Holdren’s house was caused by a defect……