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Guest Post: Albéniz Couret on Puerto Rico’s Political Status
Today, guest poster Albéniz Couret Fuentes comments on Puerto Rico’s political status. This guest post stems from a discussion Albéniz and I had in the comments to a post on recent developments in the First Circuit. Albéniz, a lawyer in private practice in San Juan, critiques Puerto Rico’s lack of representation in Congress along the……
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Case of the Day: In re LLS America
Today’s case of the day, Kriegman v. Cooper (In re LLS America, LLC) (Bankr. E.D. Wash. 2012), is yet another case standing for the proposition that as a matter of US law, service by mail is permissible in Canada. Frank and Miller, both of British Columbia, were investors in what may or may not have……
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Case of the Day: In re Roebers
The case of the day is In re Roebers (N.D. Cal. 2012). The applicant was a party to a divorce case in the Circuit Family Court in Dublin, Ireland. Her husband had filed papers in the Dublin proceeding that contained allegations that made it clear to the wife that he had illegally accessed her emails……
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Save The Date! July 18 Update on Developments in ATS Litigation
The Harvard Law School Alumni International Law Interest Group, of which I am co-chair (with Jennifer Cabrera of Cabrera Cammarota LLC), is hosting a discussion on current developments in ATS litigation. Our speakers will be Tyler Giannini, clinical professor of law at Harvard Law School and clinical director of the Human Rights Program at HLS,……
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Update on Chevron’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
As I noted in a previous post, the Lago Agrio plaintiffs had pleaded—or at least it seemed they had pleaded—res judicata as an affirmative defense to Chevron’s RICO claims, arguing that the Ecuadoran judgment should have preclusive effect and should bar relitigation of Chevron’s claims of fraud. When Chevron sought partial summary judgment on the……