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More Dueling in the Lago Agrio Case
The Case of the Day is Chevron Corp. v. Donziger (S.D.N.Y. 2011). This is the action before Judge Kaplan, on which I’ve previously reported. All of my Lago Agrio coverage can be found here. As did Judge Kaplan, I’m assuming basic familiarity with the case. One of Chevron’s counts, Count 9, was for a declaration……
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News of the Day: In re Application for Appointment of Commissioner
There’s an interesting new case in the federal court here in Boston: In re Application for Appointment of Commissioner. In May, the Boston Globe reported that the government, acting on behalf of the UK authorities under the US/UK treaty for mutual assistance in criminal matters, had issued a subpoena to Boston College for audiotapes and other records of……
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Case of the Day: Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran
The Case of the Day is Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran (7th Cir. 2011). A hat tip to Louis M. Solomon for posting about the case. The facts of the case involve two spheres I would have thought were impossible to link: Hamas terrorism and some of the great Persian art collections in the……
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Case of the Day: Scheck v. Republic of Argentina
The case of the day is Scheck v. Republic of Argentina (S.D.N.Y. 2011). Scheck had a German judgment against Argentina arising out of Argentina’ default on its German bonds. Scheck sought recognition and enforcement of the judgment in New York. (Why was the case in federal court? Although actions to enforce foreign judgments arise under……
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Case of the Day: Vitol S.A. v. Capri Marine, Ltd.
The case of the day is Vitol S.A. v. Capri Marine Ltd. (D. Md. 2010), an action to enforce an English judgment. In 2000, the vessel Alambra was involved in a “marine pollution incident” in Estonian waters. Capri owned the Alambra, and Vitol had chartered the vessel. After the incident, Vitol sued Capri in the……