Letters Blogatory

The Blog of International Judicial Assistance
By Ted Folkman

Author: Ted Folkman

  • Case of the Day: Puris v. TikTok

    The case of the day is Puris v. TikTok Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2024). Puris sued TikTok, Inc., a US company, and ByteDance Ltd., a Chinese company with a registered address in the Cayman Islands, for employment discrimination and related claims. TikTok waived service of process, and Puris served process on ByteDance Ltd. in the Cayman Islands.……

  • Case of the Day: Zobay v. MTN Group Ltd.

    The case of the day is Zobay v. MTN Group Ltd. (E.D.N.Y. 2024). The claim is that the defendants, including ZTE and Huawei, conspired with foreign terrorist organizations “targeting Americans in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Europe.” The plaintiffs brought claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act on behalf of people “killed or wounded while serving……

  • Readers’ Update: Social & Search

    Readers, I have a couple of Letters Blogatory updates for you, one of which comes with a request. Social media. Until about two years ago, I was quite active on Twitter (when it was Twitter) and engaged with readers there probably more often than here on the website. My Twitter/X account still exists, but I……

  • Case of the Day: Johnson v. Settino

    The case of the day is Johnson v. Settino (Mass. 2024). I love this case. Johnson and Settino began dating in 2016, and in 2017 they were engaged to be married. Johnson gave Settino a $70,000 engagement ring. That is quite some ring. To make a long story short, Johnson broke off the engagement but……

  • More on Apostilles and Forged Documents

    I was surprised to learn, in the course of writing my recent post on an allegedly forged document that was certified with an apostille, that the uniform laws adopted in many US states (twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia, by my count) treat an apostille (and a final certification by a US consular officer)……