Author: Ted Folkman

  • Do the Intel factors apply to a letter of request under the Evidence Convention?

    The case of the day is In re Request for Judicial Assistance from the National Civil Court of First Instance No. 42 in Caba (N.D. Cal. 2024). Dario Hernan Raris brought a lawsuit in Argentina against Property Owners Association Uruguay 292, seeking damages caused by a water leak. The defendant allegedly had traded products on……

  • Case of the Day: ECS Brands v. Brubeck

    The case of the day is ECS Brands, Ltd. v. Brubeck (D. Colo. 2024). ECS sought confirmation of an arbitral award against Michael Brubeck, who resided in the Czech Republic. It moved for an order directing the clerk to sign a request for service under the Service Convention. Under the Convention (art. 3), a request……

  • Case of the Day: Patel v. Pal USA

    The case of the day is Patel v. Pal USA, Inc. (D. Nev. 2024). Patel sued Pal USA and its parent, Paltronics Australasia, Pty Ltd., for trademark infringement. Patel served the summons and complaint on Pal USA by mailing them to its registered office. Pal USA’s president and registered agent for service of process, Cooper,……

  • The MTA and indoctrination in K-12 education in Massachusetts

    Teachers are workers, and they have a real and legitimate interest in their wages and in the conditions of their employment. Many teachers are represented by a union, and here in Massachusetts, many are represented by the Massachusetts Teachers Association. Teachers in our public schools are also civil servants entrusted with the basic education of……

  • New Feature: Search by Jurisdiction

    Readers, I am happy to announce a new Letters Blogatory feature that I hope you will find helpful. You can now search my archive of thousands of posts for posts on cases decided in a particular jurisdiction. I have spent a lot of time over the last couple of months coding the archive. This was……