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By Ted Folkman

Author: Ted Folkman

  • Case of the Day: Armadillo Distribution v. Hai Yun Musical Instruments

    The case of the day is Armadillo Distribution Enterprises, Inc. v. Hai Yun Musical Instruments Manufacture Co. (M.D. Fla. 2013). The claim was that Hai Yun had sold Armadillo defective musical instruments. Armadillo sought to serve process on Hai Yun, a Chinese firm, via the Chinese central authority. The central authority returned a certificate under……

  • Case of the Day: Braverman Kaskey v. Toidze

    The case of the day is Braverman Kaskey P.C. v. Toidze (E.D. Pa. 2013). Braverman Kaskey, the law firm that represented Maya Toidze in Cook v. Toidze, the case of the day from July 1, 2013, sued her, asserting that she had failed to pay legal fees. When the firm still represented Toidze, she resided……

  • Requests for FOIA Docs

    I’ve received a request for a set of the public records I’ve received from the State Department. These are, of course, public records, and so I don’t have any objection in principle to sharing them with anyone who asks. I may, though, ask you what use you plan to make of them, particularly if you……

  • Case of the Day: Moskovitz v. La Suisse

    The case of the day is Moskovitz v. La Suisse (S.D.N.Y. 2013). The main claim was brought by holders of marriage insurance policies against their insurer, La Suisse, or Swiss Life. Swiss Life in turn brought third party claims against Moses Kraus, who lived in London, and Caruso AG, a Liechtenstein corporation with offices (at……

  • Lago Agrio: More Details On Chevron’s Lobbying of the State Department

    Chevron has lobbied the State Department with regard to the Lago Agrio dispute on several occasions. The contacts between the company and the Department have been more extensive, and at a much higher level on both sides, than I previously was able to report. In my last post on the issue, I reviewed the evidence……