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Case of the Day: In re Ex Parte Application of Motorola Mobility, LLC
The case of the day is In re Ex Parte Application of Motorola Mobility, LLC (N.D. Cal. 2012), our first [section] 1782 case in quite some time. Motorola had sued Apple in Germany, alleging that the iPhone and iPad infringed Motorola patents relating to 2G and 3G wireless communication standards. Apple asserted, as a defense,……
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Lago Agrio: Argentine Court Freezes Chevron Assets
According to the Lago Agrio plaintiffs, a judge of the Commercial Court of Justice in Buenos Aires has issued an order freezing most of Chevron’s assets in Argentina pending the outcome of the action for recognition and enforcement of the Ecuadoran judgment. Again according to the plaintiffs, these assets include a stake in a pipeline……
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Lago Agrio: Judge Kaplan Rebuffs Donziger’s Informal Request To Delay Summary Judgment Proceedings
I reported a couple of weeks ago that Chevron had sought summary judgment against Steven Donziger on its claim that he violated [section] 487 of the New York Judiciary Law. Donziger’s lawyers have written a letter to Judge Kaplan asking for an extension of time until after the close of discovery in May 2013 to……
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Thoughts on “Recognition in a Corrupt World”
Last Friday’s symposium in Philadelphia was pretty darn interesting, and I had great fun participating and meeting the other panelists. For obvious reasons I didn’t live blog my own panel, “Recognition in a Corrupt World,” and so I wanted to give a very brief report on my contribution to the discussion. My talk harkened back……
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Panel Four: International Search for a Remedy
Panel Four is about to get started. The topic is International Search for a Remedy, with Judith Kimerling and Chiara Giorgetti. Hernán Pérez Loose was unfortunately unable to make it due to the storm.