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Case of the Day: Angellino v. Royal Family Al-Saud
Today’s case of the day, Angellino v. Royal Family Al-Saud (D.C. Cir. 2012), is an offbeat service of process case. Elli Bern Angellino, an artist, alleged that he had an agreement with the Saudi royal family and sixteen of its members to design, produce, and deliver several sculptures to them in Suadi Arabia. The deal……
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Case of the Day: Chevron v. Weinberg Group
The case of the day is Chevron Corp. v. Weinberg Group (D.C. Cir. 2012). I discussed the underlying case in my post of April 17, 2012. Chevron had sought to compel the production of documents from the Weinberg Group, which worked with the Lago Agrio plaintiffs on new expert reports after the Cabrera report was……
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The Lago Agrio Plaintiffs Enlist A Congresswoman
I’ve previously noted the Lago Agrio plaintiffs’ efforts to exert pressure on Chevron by seeking an SEC investigation of Chevron’s disclosures to shareholders of the litigation risk it faces. The plaintiffs have increased the pressure by enlisting Representative Janice D. Schakowsky, a Democrat representing Illinois’s Ninth District, to push the SEC to investigate. Representative Schakowsky’s……
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In re Michael Wilson & Partners, Ltd.
The case of the day is In re Michael Wilson & Partners, Ltd. (D. Colo. 2012). It’s a § 1782 case, but the case doesn’t involve the merits of the application for judicial assistance or a motion to quash. Instead, it involves an award of the reasonable costs of complying with the discovery request. I don’t……
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Case of the Day: In re Mak
The case of the day is In re Mak (N.D. Cal. 2012). Michael Erik A.B. Mak Shun Ming Hotung was married to Chan Wei Guang. The two were in the midst of divorce proceedings in the Hong Kong courts. According to Mak, George J. Grover, a resident of California, gave an affidavit submitted to the……