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Trump: Immorality, Degradation, Cynicism, Humiliation
I’ve stopped writing about President Trump. How many times can one say that he’s unfit for office? But this latest story, the story of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, is so awful. A Washington Post journalist enters the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and doesn’t come out. The Saudi government says he left and that they don’t know……
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Case of the Day: Rice v. Electrolux
The case of the day is Rice v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc. (M.D. Pa. 2018). The case is a putative class action alleging product defects in a microwave oven. The opinion is, I’m sorry to say, a real stinker. The plaintiffs had to serve process on Microwave And Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Company, Ltd., a Chinese……
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Lago Agrio: Amazonia Contempt Claim Denied As Moot
Last month I wrote about “The Mystery of Amazonia.” As part of the New York judgment against him, Steven Donziger was supposed to convey his interest in Amazonia Recovery Ltd., the Gibraltar firm set up to receive the proceeds of the Lago Agrio judgment, to Chevron. After much Sturm und Drang, Donziger executed the required……
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Case of the Day: Steinbach v. Sachs
The case of the day is Steinbach v. Sachs (Jerusalem Mag. Ct. 2018). I only have a news article about the decision, and so I’m not sure if I’ve styled the case correctly or even about all the details of the decision. But it’s an interesting case worth writing about even without all the details.
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Case of the Day: Wei Su v. Sotheby’s
The case of the day is Wei Su v. Sotheby’s, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2018). Wei claimed that he owned the Zhou Zha Hu, a ritual wine vessel dated to the 9th or 10th century BCE. His agent, Hai Juan Wang, entered into a consignment agreement with Sotheby’s, the auction house. But before the piece could be……