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Case of the Day: Commissions Import Export SA v. Republic of the Congo
The case of the day is Commissions Import Export S.A. v. Republic of the Congo (D.C. Cir. 2014). This is the appeal of the decision I reported in January 2013. The holding in the District Court was that where a party to a foreign arbitration has obtained a judgment confirming the award from a foreign……
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Case of the Day: Landauer Ltd. v. Joe Monani Fish Co.
The case of the day is Landauer Ltd. v. Joe Monani Fish Co. (N.Y. 2014). This is the appeal of the case of the day from January 9, 2013. The trial court had dismissed an action for recognition and enforcement of an English judgment on personal jurisdiction grounds, and the Appellate Division (New York’s intermediate……
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Case of the Day: De Fontbrune v. Wofsy
The case of the day is De Fontbrune v. Wofsy (N.D. Cal. 2014). Yves Sicre de Fotbrune sued Alan Wofsy in the French courts for copyright infringement. The claim was that Wofsy had reproduced two photographs by Christian Zervos, in which de Fotbrune claimed to have rights, in two catalogues of artwork by Picasso. The……
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Case of the Day: United States v. Brazil
The case of the day is United States v. Federative Republic of Brazil (2d Cir. 2014). This was the appeal of United States v. Barry Fisher Law Firm. Here was my summary of the case from the previous post:
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Case of the Day: Harvardsky Prumyslovy Holding v. Kozeny
The case of the day is Harvardsky Prumyslovy Holding A.S. v. Kozeny (N.Y. App. Div. 2014). In the 1990s, when Czech state-owned enterprises were being privatized, citizens were given vouchers to purchase shares in some of the firms. The vouchers could also be assigned to investment privatization funds, which would invest them on the citizen-assignor’s……