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Case of the Day: Thompson v. Doel
The case of the day is Thompson v. Doel (N.D. Cal. 2013). Denise Thompson, plaintiff in an Alberta defamation action, sought leave under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to serve a subpoena on Google. The claim was that someone had used a Gmail email address to send Thompson’s employer defamatory statements about her. The proposed subpoena……
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Case of the Day: In re Application of Mare Shipping
The case of the day is In re Application of Mare Shipping, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2013). The case arises out of the sinking of the Bahamian-flagged oil tanker MT Prestige, owned by Mare Shipping, Inc., a Liberian corporation, off the coast of Spain in 2002. In 2003, Spain sued the American Bureau of Shipping and related……
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Lago Agrio: Trial Update and Scorecard
There’s a fair amount to report since my last post about trial developments. As always, just a caveat that I’m only reporting on what I can glean from the docket, since I’m not in New York for the trial. Developments Judge Kaplan Rejects Motions For Sanctions and to Strike Judge Guerra’s Testimony. Donziger and the……
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Case of the Day: Sea Hope Navigation v. Novel Commodities
The case of the day is Sea Hope Navigation, Inc. v. Novel Commodities, SA (S.D.N.Y. 2013). Sea Hope claimed that it had chartered a vessel to Novel. Holders of a bill of lading later asserted claims against Sea Hope for damage to the cargo caused by “rough handling.” Sea Hope commenced an arbitration against Novel……