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Case of the Day: Shull v. University of Queensland
The case of the day is Shull v. University of Queensland (D. Nev. 2018). Frederick H. Shull Jr. sued the University of Queensland School of Medicine. He sought leave to serve process by mail. The United States and Australia are both parties to the Hague Service Convention. Australia does not object to service by postal……
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Hello, Pierce Bainbridge!
Readers, as of today, I am a partner of Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP. My colleague Conor McDonough and I are opening the firm’s Boston office today! Let me introduce you to the firm and tell you how this came to be.
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Scientific Feats of the Year
After my last post, you might be expecting an announcement about my new professional home, but that will have to wait for January 2. I once represented a sporting equipment manufacturer in a claim against an athlete who had an endorsement deal with the company. The athlete had had a couple of terrific years and……
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Farewell to Murphy & King
Readers, after sixteen years, I am saying farewell to my friends and colleagues at Murphy & King. I came to the firm in early 2003, after the firm where I had started in practice suddenly went out of business. My wife and I had our first child on the way. I had opportunities to go……
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Update on Service by Mail in Japan
Last week, Japan made a new declaration of opposition to service by postal channels under the Hague Service Convention. This resolves a traditional and longstanding difficulty.