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Letters Blogatory FOIA Update: I’ve Filed A Motion Seeking Production Of A Vaughn Index
Those of you who have been following my FOIA suit against the State Department know that so far the whole thing has been an exercise in frustration. I submitted my FOIA request nearly two years ago, and even though I sued the government several months ago, I still have not been told whether any responsive……
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Case of the Day: Tuckerbrook Alternative Investments v. Banerjee
The case of the day is Tuckerbrook Alternative Investments, LP v. Banerjee (D. Mass. 2013). I considered a related case in May 2011. According to the complaint, Tuckerbrook, an investment adviser that manages hedge funds, alleges that Sumanta Banerjee, former manager of Tuckerbrook’s Global Distressed Fund and Global Special Situations Fund, breached a settlement agreement……
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Case of the Day: Roque v. Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.
The case of the day is Roque v. Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Conn. Super. Ct. 2013). The plaintiff, Edwin Roque, alleged that while driving, his car was struck from behind by a Subaru Impreza, which he alleges was manufactured by Fuji Heavy Industries. The claim was that the braking system was defective. Roque sought to……
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Case of the Day: In re Dubey
The case of the day is In re Dubey (C.D. Cal. 2013). The case raises a question we have considered many times before, and which is also the subject of S.I. Strong’s excellent paper: is a private arbitration a “proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal,” for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1782? Microelectronics Technology,……
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Lago Agrio: Patton Boggs On Offense
Patton Boggs, counsel to the Lago Agrio plaintiffs and now a target of Chevron in New York, has taken the offense in recent days, pushing back against the declaration of Christopher Bogart, the CEO of Burford Capital (the LAPs prior litigation funder), which basically threw Patton Boggs under the bus by claiming that the law……