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Steven Donziger Has A Fraud Problem
Steven Donziger has a problem. The problem is not necessarily that he committed fraud (though maybe he did if Chevron is right). The problem is that people who should be his allies are accusing him of fraud. We have already seen the Reyes Declaration and the Calmbacher deposition, as well as the case brought by……
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Case of the Day: Commissions Import Export S.A. v. Republic of the Congo
The case of the day is Commissions Import Export SA v. Republic of the Congo (D.D.C. 2013). The case deals with local statutes of limitations applicable to recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, a topic we saw in the discussion of Yugraneft Corp. v. Rexx Management Corp., [2010] 1 S.C.R. 649 (Can.), the case……
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Case of the Day: Landauer Ltd. v. Joe Monani Fish Co.
The case of the day, Landauer Ltd. v. Joe Monani Fish Co. (N.Y. App. Div. 2012), is a cautionary tale for foreign plaintiffs suing US companies abroad. It’s impossible to know what the case was about from the decision, but suffice it to say that Landauer had a money judgment from an English court against……
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Case of the Day: First Investment Corp. of the Marshall Islands v. Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding
We return today to the case of the day from March 20, 2012, First Investment Corp. of the Marshall Islands v. Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding. In that decision, an action for confirmation of an English arbitral award, the judge found that he lacked personal jurisdiction over a Chinese state-owned enterprise, Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, Ltd., and thus……
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Request for Help from Argentine Readers
Readers, I have had two requests that I post the papers that have been filed in the Argentine courts concerning the freezing of Chevron’s assets, and Chevron’s efforts to have the asset freeze lifted. My usual sources have run dry, so I’m appealing to you for help. If you have access to the papers—in Spanish……