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Case of the Day: BHP Group v. Pogust Goodhead
The case of the day is BHP Group (UK) Ltd. v. PGMBM Law Ltd., [2025] EWHC 3153 (TCC). PGMBM Law is the formal name of Pogust Goodhead, the class action law firm. Pogust Goodhead is representing the claimants in a multi-billion pound class action in England that arises out of the 2015 collapse of the……
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A last word on Schrödinger service?
For the last several years—maybe ten years?—I’ve written a short piece each year on a significant development in the law of cross-border service of process for the ABA Section of International Law’s Year in Review, which is published each year in the International Lawyer. This year, I’m writing about a recent case here in Boston,……
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Amicus brief of the day: Kangol v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Import & Export
The amicus brief of the day is the brief of friends-of-Letters-Blogatory Bill Dodge and Maggie Gardner in Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Import & Export Co. Ltd., a case pending in the Seventh Circuit. I had the pleasure and privilege of representing Bill and Maggie on this brief. Thanks, Bill and Maggie, for involving……
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Case of the day: In re Palladian Partners
The case of the day is In re Palladian Partners (S.D.N.Y. 2025). After Argentina’s 2001 sovereign debt crisis, the country issued new securities that provided for contingent payments based on the Argentine economy’s performance. Argentina did not make payments for 2013, arguing that the contractual conditions on its payment obligations hadn’t occurred. Palladian Partners and……
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October 7, 2025
Today is the second anniversary of October 7. I want to share some personal reflections about that day and the past two years. October 7 was, for me, a lightning bolt. If you’ve been struck by lightning you aren’t the same person the day after as you were the day before. The October 8 Ted……