Letters Blogatory

The Blog of International Judicial Assistance
By Ted Folkman

Author: Ted Folkman

  • Letters Blogatory’s New Look

    Readers, I hope you enjoy Letters Blogatory’s new look! This is the third iteration of the blog in the nearly three years of its existence. You can see something close to the original look at this legacy link. Of course, you remember the more recent look. I would like to have your feedback on the……

  • Case of the Day: Fitzpatrick International Ltd. v. Equatorial Guinea

    The case of the day is Fitzpatrick International Ltd. v. Republic of Equatorial Guinea (S.D. Tex. 2013). In 2004, Equatorial Guinea made a contract with Fitzpatrick Equatorial Guinea Ltd., whose majority owner was Fitzpatrick Gibraltar Ltd., for the construction of a highway between the airport in Malabo and the town of Ela Nguema. Disputes were……

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Letters Blogatory wishes all its American readers a happy Thanksgiving! I’m on break until Monday.

  • Case of the Day: Estate of Jackson v. Sandnes

    The case of the day is Estate of Jackson v. Sandnes (M.D. Fla. 2013). Cathy Jackson-Platts, the personal representative of the Estate of Juanita Jackson, sued Michael Sandnes, the receiver of Trans Healthcare, Inc., for deprivation of civil rights and civil conspiracy. Sandnes, an American, resided in Saudi Arabia. The Estate filed a proof of……

  • Case of the Day: Republic of Ecuador v. Bjorkman

    The case of the day is Republic of Ecuador v. Bjorkman (10th Cir. 2013). When I wrote about the case in August 2011, the issue was whether the court should grant Ecuador leave to serve a subpoena on Bjorn Bjorkman, one of Chevron’s environmental experts. I was mainly concerned with an interesting issue of statutory……