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Case of the Day: DRM Contract Administration v. Proton Technologies
The case of the day is DRM Contract Administration Ltd. v. Proton Technologies AG [2021] IEHC 554. DRM sued Proton Technologies, the Swiss company that runs the well-known Protonmail email service, for defamation after two emails were sent using Protonmail by a pseudonymous user, “ConcernedTaxPayer11,” asserting that DRM’s managing director “had engaged in fraudulent activities……
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Case of the Day: Euclid Fish Co. v. Cape Florida Seafood
The court quashed a subpoena to a foreign state-owned business in an international antitrust case. Continue Reading Case of the Day: Euclid Fish Co. v. Cape Florida Seafood
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Boston’s Eviction Moratorium Overreach
A change of topic today to discuss the Boston Public Health Commission’s new eviction moratorium. The order, issued on August 31, is meant to reimpose restrictions in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services, which declared the CDC’s eviction moratorium unlawful. It may……
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Lago Agrio: Donziger Denied a New Trial
Steven Donziger’s motion for a new trial is denied, and the government files its sentencing memorandum. Continue Reading Lago Agrio: Donziger Denied a New Trial
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Case of the Day: Youssef v. Embassy of the UAE
The case of the day is Youssef v. Embassy of the UAE (D.D.C. 2021). Abla Youssef was a secretary at the United Arab Emirates’ embassy in Washington. She was terminated when she reached 67 years old, allegedly because she had reached the customary retirement age in the UAE. She sued, alleging that the embassy had……