Author: Ted Folkman

  • Case of the Day: Hajdinyak v. O’Connell

    The case of the day is Hajdinyak v. O’Connell (Mass. App. Div. 2106). Lisa-Marie O’Connell and her family went on a vacation in Aruba. On the beach, she saw a dog, Coco, who was “dehydrated and in distress.” She cared for the dog and took it to the veterinarian, who told her that the dog……

  • Case of the Day: Hardy Exploration v. Government of India

    The case of the day is Hardy Exploration & Production (India), Inc. v. Government of India (D.D.C. 2016). Hardy was a participant, initially with other private firms and later on its own, then in the end with an Indian state-owned company, GAIL (India) Ltd., in a contract with the government of India for the development……

  • New Blogatory | Politics Site Live!

    Readers, thank you for giving me your views on whether political posts should be kept separate from the main fare here at Letters Blogatory. The majority of readers said they liked the political coverage and had no problem with mixing it with more straightforward legal posts, but a few readers said they would prefer for……

  • Sneak Attack!

    For a long time, President-elect Donald Trump has long made it clear that he views unpredictability in foreign policy as a virtue and a strength. At a recent rally in New Hampshire, Trump promised his supporters a foreign policy that neither they nor America’s enemies could ever anticipate. “I want to be unpredictable,” Trump declared.……

  • Case of the Day: In re Kleimar N.V.

    The case of the day is In re Application of Kleimar N.V. (S.D.N.Y. 2016). Kleimar was engaged in an arbitration against Dalian Dongzhan Group Co. before the London Maritime Arbitration Association. Kleimer brought a § 1782 application seeking leave to take discovery from Vale S.A., a non-party, for use in the arbitration. The issue was……