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Case of the Day: Autotech v. Carbopress
The case of the day is Autotech Technology Development, Inc. v. Carbopress SpA (E.D. Mich. 2024). Autotech had a contract dispute with Carbopress, an Italian firm, and brought suit in federal court in Michigan. Carbopress sought issuance of a letter of request seeking to take the depositions of two witnesses in Italy. Autotech did not……
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Case of the Day: Park Lane IBS v. Unbnd Group
The case of the day is Park Lane IBS LLC v. Unbnd Group Pty. Ltd. (S.D.N.Y. 2024). In a FINRA arbitration, the tribunal issued an award that granted some relief to Park Lane but denied its claim for indemnification and for attorney’s fees. Park Lane moved to set aside the award to the extent it……
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The Vogons and Fictitious Service
I had fun writing the last post about service of process in the Expanse books, and it got me thinking about service of process in fiction generally. Here is a scene from another sci-fi classic, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Arthur Dent has just learned that the local authorities are going to knock down……
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Serving Process In The Belt
With the world in such a state, we all need an occasional escape. Mine is genre fiction. You know, the Aubrey/Maturin books. Alan Furst’s spy novels. PD James. And now the Expanse books. They’re really good classic science fiction. And as in any fully realized fictional world, we get a look at the dialects, cuisines,……
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Case of the Day: Diamond Films Netherlands v. TV Azteca
The case of the day is Diamond Films Netherlands Cooperatief v. TV Azteca S.A.B. de C.V. (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2024). Diamond sued TV Azteca in New York to enforce a Renegotiation and Free Television Output Agreement between the parties. Its lawyers sent a letter of request to the Mexican central authority (under the Hague Service……