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Lago Agrio: More on the Ontario Hearing
While there still is no transcript or recording of the hearing in the Court of Appeal last week, the Lago Agrio plaintiffs have issued a press release that, even after putting aside all the things that should be put aside, casts some light on what happened at the hearing. It seems that both Chevron Corp.……
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More on the DNC Lawsuit: Serving Assange
On Friday I wrote about the FSIA issues raised by the DNC’s lawsuit against Russia, the Trump campaign, et al. There is is one more Letters Blogatory angle to the new suit. One of the defendants is Julian Assange, whom I’ve written about before. My feelings on Mr. Assange are of the same kind as……
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Quick Thoughts on the DNC’s Lawsuit Against the Trump Campaign, Russia, and Wikileaks
The Democratic National Committee has filed a lawsuit against Russia, Wikileaks, President Trump’s campaign, and others in New York. The complaint features many of the claims we have been reading in the news about the hacking of the DNC’s emails, their publication on Wikileaks, the Trump campaign’s participation, and so forth. My views on President……
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Lago Agrio: Nothing To Report
The Ontario Court of Appeal held a two-day hearing on the Lago Agrio plaintiffs’ appeal from the summary judgment in favor of Chevron Canada. The gist of the decision was that the LAPs had not shown they were entitled to pierce the corporate veil and therefore they could not look to the assets of Chevron……
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Case to Watch: Gubarev v. Buzzfeed
The Trump/Russia scandal now has an international judicial assistance angle. In early 2017, Buzzfeed published the Steele dossier, which contained the following assertions: