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  • Chevron Moves to Dismiss in Yaiguaje

    Chevron and the two Chevron affiliates also named as defendant in the Canadian action for recognition and enforcement of the Lago Agrio judgment, Chevron Canada Ltd. and Chevron Canada Finance Ltd., have moved to dismiss the case. Here are the papers: Chevron: Notice of Motion; Affidavit of Frank G. Soler Chevron Canada Finance Ltd: Notice……

  • Chafin v. Chafin: New Hague Abduction Convention Case before the United States Supreme Court

    Update (12/5/12): the case was argued in the Supreme Court today. There is some coverage at the Daily Record, and SCOTUSBlog has an argument preview. Charles T. Kotuby Jr. is U.S. Co-Editor for ConflictofLaws.net and Senior Associate in the Global Disputes Practice at Jones Day in Washington D.C. The Supreme Court on Monday added one……

  • Guest Post by Charles Kotuby on the Chafin Case

    I’m pleased to welcome a new guest-poster to Letters Blogatory. Charles T. Kotuby Jr. is a senior associate with Jones Day in Washington and the US editor of Conflict of Laws.net. He’s posting on the Supreme Court’s recent grant of a petition for a writ of certiorari in Chafin v. Chafin, an interesting case under……

  • Letters Blogatory is Back in Business!

    Well, I still don’t know what caused the Letters Blogatory Crash of 2012, but the good news is that we seem to be back in business, with everything back to the way it was. Yesterdays’ comments are irretrievably lost, sad to say, but that’s about the extent of the damage. Thank you to everyone who……

  • Case of the Day: Yates v. Cheung

    The case of the day is Yates v. Cheung (N.D. Cal. 2012). Craig Yates, who uses a wheelchair, alleged that several businesses apparently located in a single building were not accessible to him. He asserted claims under the Americans With Disability Act and California law against the businesses and their landlords, Yee Mei Cheung, Tat……