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Case of the Day: In re Request for Judicial Assistance from the First Instance Court in Civil and Commercial Matters
The case of the day is In re Request for Judicial Assistance from the First Instance Court in Civil and Commercial Matters No. 12 in Buenos Aires, Argentina (M.D. Fla. 2019). An Argentine court requested judicial assistance from the United States under the Hague Evidence Convention in order to obtain bank account statements for a……
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The Emergency Declaration: It’s About Character
As you no doubt know, President Trump signed an emergency declaration on Friday that, he says, allows him to divert money Congress appropriated for other purposes and use it to pay for his wall on the southern border. I have thoughts about the legality of the declaration, but I am not going to discuss the……
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Case of the Day: Brown-Thomas v. Hynie
The case of the day is Brown-Thomas v. Hynie (D.S.C. 2019). James Brown, the hardest working man in show business, died leaving a will that made no provision for his wife, Tommie Rae Hynie, or their son, James Brown II, born in 2001. The two challenged the will and also sought statutory rights as the……
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Lago Agrio: New York Appellate Court Reverses Referee’s Decision on Collateral Estoppel
Back in November I noted a decision in the disciplinary case against Steven Donziger: the referee who was to decide the sanction Donziger will face had ruled that although Judge Kaplan’s findings of fact had had preclusive effect with respect to the question whether Donziger had violated the rules of professional conduct, the findings should……
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Too Good Not To Post
I had to post this Manhattan lawyer ad—I’m not sure why I didn’t before. I love the firm’s motto: “Rapid Divorce, Easy Bankruptcy.” Perhaps the bar next door advertises “Hard Drink, Loose Living.”