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Update on the Boston College / IRA Case
A while back I reported on In re Application for Appointment of a Commissioner, a case here in Boston in which the government, acting on behalf of authorities in the United Kingdom, issued a subpoena to Boston College seeking to obtain oral histories that BC researchers gathered in connection with the Belfast Project, a study……
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Case of the Day: Tettamanti v. Opcion SA
The case of the day is Tettamanti v. Opcion SA (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011). Opcion SA had sued Enrique Tettamanti and Maria Cristina Calvo in Argentina on a promissory note, and it obtained a judgment for damages from the Argentine court. Opcion sued Tettamanti and Calvo in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court seeking recognition and……
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Case of the Day: Progressive Southeastern Insurance Co. v. J&P Transport
The Case of the Day, Progressive S.E. Ins. Co. v. J&P Transport (N.D. Ind. 2011), is a denial of a motion for alternative service in Canada. Progressive, the plaintiff, sought to serve Andrews, a Canadian, at an Ontario address that its private investigator had obtained, via the Canadian Central Authority. The Central Authority’s certificate stated……
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Case of the Day: In re Application for Appointment of Commissioner
The case of the day is In re Application for Appointment of a Commissioner re Request for Judicial Assistance (N.D. Cal. 2011). It involves a request by a Spanish plaintiff for issuance of a subpoena to WordPress.com and Automattic, Inc., which, incidentally, do a great job hosting Letters Blogatory. The applicant was Yamaha Motor España,……
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Case of the Day: Zions First National Bank v. Moto Diesel Mexicana
The case of the day is Zions First Nat’l Bank v. Moto Diesel Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. (E.D. Mich. 2011). According to the complaint, MDM, a Mexican firm, wrote several checks to another Mexican firm, Casa de Cambio Majapara S.A. The checks, which totaled more than $2 million, were drawn on Comerica Bank, in Detroit.……