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Case of the Day: Republic of Argentina v. BG Group plc
The case of the day, Republic of Argentina v. BG Group plc (D.C. Cir. 2012), is related to one of the very first Letters Blogatory cases of the day. The case arises out of the Argentine financial crisis in 2001, when Argentina enacted emergency laws to unpeg the peso from the dollar, to convert dollar-based……
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Correction to Chevron/Ecuador Post
My last post on the Chevron/Ecuador case incorrectly stated that it was Chevron that had sought clarification of the Ecuadoran appellate court’s ruling. In fact, it was the plaintiffs who sought clarification. Apologies for the error! I’ve corrected the original post.
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Case of the Day: Galloway v. Flexstar Technology
The case of the day is Galloway v. Flexstar Technology (D. Colo. 2012). Galloway claimed that while he was an engineer at Seagate Technology, he provided an affidavit for use in a lawsuit against Seagate stating that Seagate had wrongfully failed to disclose evidence of its reliance on another firm’s technology in developing its own……
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Ecuadoran Court Denies Motion for Clarification
The Sala Unica de la Corte Provincial de Justicia de Sucumbíos has rejected a request for clarification of its decision affirming the judgment against Chevron. The translation of the decision is somewhat difficult to follow—for me, at least—but of particular interest is the detail with which the court spells out the apology Chevron is to……
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Case of the Day: Rose v. Deer Consumer Products
The case of the day is Rose v. Deer Consumer Products, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2011). According to the complaint, Deer was a small appliance manufacturer in China. Deer was a public company. Because it was in financial difficulty, it sought new investment from the United States. But according to the plaintiffs, Deer “lied about its……