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Case of the Day: H-D Michigan LLC v. Hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A.
We return today to the case of the day from September 27, 2011, H-D Michigan, LLC v. Hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A. The claim was for breach of a trademark licensing agreement, and the issue back in September was whether the court could extend a temporary restraining order beyond the normally applicable time limit until……
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Case of the Day: United States v. Cohen
The case of the day is United States v. Cohen (C.D. Ill. 2012). The government had a lien on the property of Irving Cohen for unpaid taxes. The claim in the case was that one of the defendants, The Windsor Organization, Inc., owned a property as Cohen’s alter ego or nominee, and that the government……
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Peter H. Pfund on Federalism and U.S. Participation in Unification of Private Law
I want to draw readers’ attention to interesting remarks by Peter H. Pfund on Federalism and U.S. Participation in Intergovernmental Efforts to Unify Private Law, in 56 Vill. L. Rev. 559 (2011), which I’ve just had the chance to read. Mr. Pfund was an assistant legal advisor for private international law in the Office of……
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Case of the Day: Devi v. Rajapaksa
The case of the day is Devi v. Rajapaksa (S.D.N.Y. 2012). The case arises out of the long and bloody civil war between the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka. The plaintiff, Vathsala Devi, is the widow of Thurairajasingham, also known as Colonel Ramesh. The defendant, Mahinda Rajapaksa, is the President of……
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Case of the Day: RPost Holdings, Inc. v. Kagan
The case of the day, RPost Holdings, Inc. v. Kagan (E.D. Tex. 2012), is yet another example of why you shouldn’t let your lawyer communicate with the plaintiff if you intend to duck service. RPost sued Dmitry Kagan for trademark and patent infringement on account of pointofmail.com, a website it alleged Kagan owned. RPost attempted……