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Case of the Day: In re Servotronics
The case of the day is In re Servotronics, Inc. (D.S.C. 2018). In 2016, an engine fire broke out at a Boeing plant in South Carolina. The engine had been manufactured by Rolls Royce. It had a valve manufactured by Servotronics. Boeing made a claim against Rolls Royce, which was settled, and Rolls Royce then……
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Sudan v. Harrison: The Oral Argument
Letters Blogatory contributor Jared Hubbard, who represented a group of amici arguing in favor of Sudan, was at the Supreme Court yesterday for oral argument in Sudan v. Harrison, and he shares the following report. To set the stage: victims of the USS Cole bombing sued Sudan for damages. The plaintiffs sought to serve process……
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Case of the Day: Process and Industrial Developments v. Nigeria
The case of the day is Process and Industrial Developments Ltd. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria (D.D.C. 2018). P&ID sought confirmation of an arbitral award against Nigeria and its Ministry of Petroleum Resources. On P&ID’s motion, the court had set a briefing schedule that required Nigeria to respond to the petition for confirmation with all……
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Forget Politics, Let’s Talk About ʻOumuamua!
Let’s put all of the political kvetching aside for one day and think about something really cool. By way of background, before I got interested in the law I thought I might grow up to be an astronomer. In high school I was a very good physics and calculus student—good enough that when I got……
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Case of the Day: Patrick’s Restaurant v. Singh
The case of the day is Patrick’s Restaurant LLC v. Singh (D. Minn. 2018). Patrick’s sued Sujit Kumar Singh for breach of contract, on account of an alleged failure to make a promised capital contribution to the business in return for a membership interest. Singh resided in Mumbai. Singh was represented by US counsel and……