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The Scholars’ Choice
The opinions of legal scholars are not that important to the day-to-day work of most American lawyers and judges. In 2007, Judge Jacobs told a crowd of law professors, “I haven’t opened up a law review in years. No one speaks of them. No one relies on them.” And in 2011, Chief Justice Roberts said:……
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Case of the Day: Voltage Pictures v. Gussi
The case of the day is Voltage Pictures LLC v. Gussi S.A. de C.V. (9th Cir. 2024). Voltage was an LA film production company. Gussi was a Mexican film distributor. The two companies had an agreement for the distribution of Ava in Latin America. Who is Ava, you ask? She is played by Jessica Chastain.……
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Case of the Day: Regal Games v. SellerX Eight
The case of the day is Regal Games, LLC v. SellerX Eight GmbH (S.D.N.Y. 2024). Regal had a contract with SellerX, a German Company, for the sale of its Chalk City line of sidewalk chalk. Regal brought a claim for breach of contract. It asked SellerX to waive service under FRCP 4(d), but SellerX refused.……
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Case of the Day: In re Aperture Imaging Industries
The case of the day is In re Aperture Imaging Industries Co. (Fed. Cir. 2024). Rotolight sued Aperture for patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas. Aperture is based in China. Rotolight sought leave under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 106(b) to serve Aperture by email served on its counsel. The court authorized the……
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The ICJ’s Decision
The ICJ’s decision today on provisional measures in the case South Africa brought against Israel under the Genocide Convention is not the end of the world. It requires Israel to “take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of” Article II of the Genocide Convention, and to……