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Case of the Day: SEC v. Craven
The case of the day is SEC v. Craven (W.D. Ky. 2015). The SEC had a judgment for $5.3 million against Anna Craven in the Southern District of New York. Craven resided in Switzerland but had property in Kentucky. Under FRCP 69, Kentucky law governed the procedure for execution of a money judgment, and Kentucky……
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Case of the Day: In re Application of the Republic of Ecuador
The case of the day is In re Application of the Republic of Ecuador (D. Mass. 2015). The case is basically a routine § 1782 request made by Ecuador seeking discovery from Dr. Gregory S. Douglas, one of Chevron’s expert witnesses, for use in the BIT arbitration. The case follows several earlier cases, which I……
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Case of the Day: Lipenga v. Kambalame
The case of the day is Lipenga v. Kambalame (D. Md. 2015). Fairness Lipenga sued Jane N. Kambalame, a Malawian diplomat, alleging violations of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Reauthorization Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and Maryland wage and hours laws, as well as for false imprisonment, breach of contract, and other……
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Case of the Day: Pinnacle Packaging Co. v. Constantia Flexibles GmbH
The case of the day is Pinnacle Packaging Co. v. Constantia Flexibles GmbH (N.D. Okla. 2015). Pinnacle and the other plaintiffs served a notice for the deposition of Thomas Unger, the CEO of Constantia, and for the depositions of corporate representatives of Constantia and One Equity Partners. Unger resides in Germany. Constantia’s offices are in……
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Case of the Day: Alimanestianu v. United States
The case of the day is Alimanestianu v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2015). The plaintiffs are relatives of Mihai Alimanestianu, an American citizen who was killed aboard an airplane that exploded over Niger in 1989. The explosion was due to a terrorist act sponsored by the Libyan government. In 1996, Congress amended the FSIA to……