Ted Folkman
Ted Folkman
@tfolkman@lettersblogatory.com
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  • 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

    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…