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The Chinese lawsuit against Missouri: some thoughts
Friend of Letters Blogatory Bill Dodge has reported on a really interesting lawsuit filed in a Chinese court by Wuhan city government, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Wuhan Institute of Virology, accusing the State of Missouri and two former Missouri attorneys general of defamation. The claim is that the defendants lied about supposed……
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A new convention on parallel proceedings?
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is conducting a public consultation on the draft text of a potential new convention on parallel proceedings. It is encouraging experts, practitioners, and judges from any jurisdiction to complete an online survey. If you have the time and the interest, I hope you will……
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Mayor Mamdani has his autopen moment on Day 1
Do you remember last month, when President Trump said he was rescinding all executive orders that President Biden signed with the “autopen” machine? Trump declared in a social media post that any documents Biden signed with the autopen are “hereby terminated, and of no further force or effect.” “I am hereby cancelling all Executive Orders, and anything……
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Comments on the Trump v. BBC libel case
A couple of weeks ago, Donald Trump sued the British Broadcasting Corporation for libel, alleging that the BBC had falsely reported that Trump had incited the January 6 riots at the Capitol. Now, we all watched Trump’s speech live on television and can judge four ourselves what he said and what he meant. But I……
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The Second Circuit closes the door on service by email in China
The case of the day is Smart Study Co. v. Shenzhenshixindajixieyouxiangongsi (2d Cir. 2025). This is one we’ve been waiting for. For years I have been making the case that: (1) when the Service Convention applies (that is, when the defendant is to be served in a Convention state and when the defendant’s address is……