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Case of the Day: Chettri v. Nepal Bangladesh Bank
The case of the day is Chettri v. Nepal Bangladesh Bank (S.D.N.Y. 2014). Ashim Khattri Chettri did business as Tarala Internationals, Ltd. He and Wu Lixiang sued Nepal Bangladesh Bank, Ltd., Nepal Rastra Bank (Nepal’s central bank), the Nepali Department of Revenue Investigation, and Chase Manhattan Bank. Tarla, a Colorado company, was a supplier of……
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Case of the Day: NML Capital v. Argentina
The case of the day, NML Capital v. Republic of Argentina (D. Nev. 2014), is a small corner of the Argentine sovereign debt debacle. NML, the victorious judgment creditor, sought to take post-judgment discovery in Nevada in aid of its judgment under FRCP 69.
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Case of the Day: ISPEC, Inc. v. Tex R.L. Industrial, Inc.
The case of the day is ISPEC, Inc. v. Tex R.L. Industrial, Inc. (D.N.J. 2014). ISPEC served process on Tex R.L. in Taiwan by Fedex, by email to its US counsel, and by a local process server, who served the summons on an unidentified employee of Tex R.L. in Taipei. On the basis of this……
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Case of the Day: Lewis v. Dimeo Construction Co.
The case of the day is Lewis v. Dimeo Construction Co. (D. Mass. 2014). James Lewis sued Hilti Corp., a Liechtenstein corporation, for negligence in the manufacture and design of a “powder actuated tool,” and his wife, Nicole, sued Hilti for loss of consortium. Lewis served process on Hilti via registered mail and received a……
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Case of the Day: Ministry of Oil of Iraq v. 1,032,212 Barrels of Crude Oil
The case of the day is Ministry of Oil of the Republic of Iraq v. 1,032,212 Barrels of Crude Oil Aboard the United Kalavrvta (S.D. Tex. 2014). The Iraqi government’s view is that under Iraqi law, it owns all of Iraq’s plentiful oil. The independence-minded leaders of the Kurdistan region, however, have other ideas. According……