Letters Blogatory

The Blog of International Judicial Assistance
By Ted Folkman

Month: May 2020

  • Case of the Day: Dish Networks v. Reich

    The case of the day is Dish Networks LLC v. Reich (S.D. Fla. 2020). Dish Network and Nagrastar LLC sued Robert Reich, alleging that he had illegally broadcast their satellite programming to customers in Belize. They served process via a process server, who personally served the papers on Reich (at least according to his affidavit—Reich…

  • Case of the Day: Gallegos v. Garcia Soto

    Here is a post by first-time guest author and friend of Letters Blogatory Melissa Kucinski. Melissa practices family law at MK Family Law in Washington, and she focuses on cross-border cases. She has just started a blog on “family law across borders,” which I’ll be keeping an eye on. Melissa comments on a new Abduction…

  • Case of the Day: Mattel, Inc. v. Animefunstore

    The case of the day is

  • Don’t Forget The Restatement (Fourth)

    In my post on Clay v. Hilton, I gave what I think is the usual or orthodox view: a judgment of state A that is recognized in state B has the preclusive effect that it would have in state A. It doesn’t have more preclusive effect in order to avoid mischief. It doesn’t have less…