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Case of the Day: Mumford v. Carnival Corp.
The case of the day is Mumfurd v. Carnival Corp. (S.D. Fla. 2014). Donna Mumford sued Vusumzi Mbuth Uma for negligence. After 120 days had passed, the court issued an order to show cause why the case should not be dismissed—under FRCP 4(m) the ordinary time for serving a summons and complaint is 120 days,……
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Letters Blogatory Meetup In The Hague
Thank you to those readers who emailed to let me know that they will be in the Hague during the Special Commission Meeting next month! Since there seems to be a critical mass, I would like to propose the first ever Letters Blogatory European meet-up. According to the draft agenda for the meeting, there is……
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The Upcoming Special Commission Meeting
The next meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the Service, Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions will take place in the Hague beginning on May 20. The Hague Conference has published drafts of some of the key documents: Draft Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Evidence Convention (Preliminary Document 1)……
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Lago Agrio: A Good Week For Chevron
Chevron had a good week this week, on two fronts. First, the Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal from the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, which had set aside a lower court’s stay of the Ecuadoran plaintiffs’ action seeking recognition and enforcement of the Ecuadoran judgment in Ontario.
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Case of the Day: In re Request for International Judicial Assistance
The case of the day is In re Request for International Judicial Assistance from the Sixteenth Family Court of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Federal District (N.D. Cal. 2014). In connection with divorce proceedings in Mexico, a Mexican family court sent a letter rogatory, apparently through the diplomatic channel, to the United States……