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Case of the Day: Eikenberry v. Celsteel Ltd.
The case of the day is Eikenberry v. Celesteel Ltd. (S.D.N.Y. 2013). Eikenberry sued Celsteel Ltd. and Samuel Chand Chib. The claim was that Ralph Esmerian and R. Esmerian Inc. gave Eikenberry a security interest in an emerald necklace, but that Esmerian then transferred the necklace to Chib to extinguish a debt to Celesteel. The……
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Case of the Day: Loeb ex rel. Universal Travel Group v. First Judicial District Court
The case of the day is Loeb ex rel. Universal Travel Group v. First Judicial District Court (Nev. 2013). Loeb brought a shareholder derivative action on behalf of Universal Travel Group against its officers and director, Jiangping Jiang, Jiang Xie, Hujie Gao, Jiduan Yuan, Lizong Wang, Wenbin An, Lawrence Lee, Yizhao Zhang, and Liquan Wang,……
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Lago Agrio: Chevron Tries To Drop All Damages Claims Against Donziger
Update: Here is some rank speculation that occurred to me. I wondered in this post why Chevron would continue to try to bifurcate the issues if the trial is going to be a bench trial. Try this on for size: Chevron intends to get findings of fact and conclusions of law from Judge Kaplan on……
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Lago Agrio: Second Circuit Denies The Petition For Mandamus, Judge Kaplan To Remain On Case
In a brief order, the Second Circuit today denied the petition of the Lago Agrio plaintiffs and Steven Donziger for a writ of mandamus that sought to remove Judge Kaplan from the RICO case, to vacate some of his prior orders, and to delay the start of the trial. Roger Parloff, who it seems was……
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Lago Agrio: Brazil Update
IJA Brigade member Rafael Salomão Romano has sent in a brief update on the status of the Lago Agrio homologation case in Brazil. Rafael previously posted about the case back in July 2012. Here’s the latest: the Superior Tribunal de Justiça had sought an opinion on the case from the Federal Public Attorney, because the……