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Case of the Day: Savage v. Zelent
The case of the day is Savage v. Zelent (N.C. Ct. App. 2015). Alan Savage and Julie Anne Zelent lived together as a couple in Scotland. They eventually separated, and Zelent moved to North Carolina. She sued Savage in the Inverness Sheriff’s Court under the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, claiming that she was entitled……
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Case of the Day: In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation
The case of the day is In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation (E.D.N.Y. 2015). The plaintiffs obtained a $148 million judgment on a jury verdict against Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. and North China Pharmaceutical Group, both Chinese firms, for violations of the Sherman Act. The plaintiffs served discovery requests in aid of the judgment under……
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Case of the Day: Munoz v. Boyard
The case of the day is Munoz v. Boyard (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2015). Regis Munoz was a French inventor. He had developed a new battery charger, and he needed capital. So he entered into a partnership agreement with Crisor A. Boyard, under which Boyard would produce and market the invention. Munoz transferred his rights in the……
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Case of the Day: Malleiro v. Mori
The case of the day is Malleiro v. Mori (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015). Eleno Isleno was an Argentine national who died in Florida at the age of 79. She held property in both Argentina and the United States at the time of her death. About five years before her death, she made a will……
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Case of the Day: In re Kuwait Airways Co.
The case of the day is the Department of Transportation’s investigation of Kuwait Airways Company. The DOT undertook the investigation at the request of Eldad Gatt, an Israeli national who was seeking to travel from New York to London by air. Kuwait Airways (which according to Gatt was offering the lowest fare on the day……