Author: Ted Folkman

  • Book of the Day: Ristau’s International Judicial Assistance

    Book of the Day: Ristau’s International Judicial Assistance

    The new Ristau’s International Judicial Assistance is a useful one-volume overview of the field for practitioners. Continue Reading Book of the Day: Ristau’s International Judicial Assistance

  • Case of the Day: Axtria v. OKS Group

    Letters Blogatory takes on a new issue: the misuse of Aerospatiale in Evidence Convention cases Continue Reading Case of the Day: Axtria v. OKS Group

  • Case of the Day: PetroChina v. BCI

    BCI challenged PetroChina on service of process in a dispute over force majeure in a contract for the sale of petroleum during COVID-19. Continue Reading Case of the Day: PetroChina v. BCI

  • Supreme Court Update

    Supreme Court Update

    The Supreme Court grants cert. in cases involving Section 1782, The Hague Abduction Convention, and preemption of California arbitration law. Continue Reading Supreme Court Update

  • Case of the Day: 9 Xiu Network

    The case of the day is Facebook Inc. v. 9 Xiu Network Shenzhen Tech. Co. (N.D. Cal. 2021). Facebook sued Wei Gao, Zhaochun Liu, and 9 Xiu Network (Shenzhen) Technology Co., alleging they were selling fake Facebook accounts online. Facebook engaged in a “multiyear effort to serve the defendants.” The court held that the defendants……