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Case of the Day: Soft Line S.p.A. v. Italian Homes, LLC
The case of the day is Soft Lines S.p.A. v. Italian Homes, LLC (N.C. Super. Ct. 2015). Soft Line Sued Angelo Calculli, an Italian national, and Italian Homes, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company, among others. Mr. Calculli was manager of Italian Homes. Like FRCP 4(f)(3), the North Carolina rules of civil procedure permit……
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Case of the Day: AngioDynamics v. Biolitec
The case of the day is AngioDynamics, Inc. v. Biolitec AG (1st Cir. 2015). Actually, there are two cases of the day. In one, the First Circuit affirmed the default judgment against my favorite contemnor, Wolfgang Neuberger, and others, as a sanction for failing to participate in discovery. I’m not going to cover that one.……
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Case of the Day: CTI Systems v. Herr Industrial
The case of the day is CTI Systems, SA v. Herr Industrial, Inc. (E.D. Pa. 2015). CTI, a Luxembourg company, contracted with Herr, a Pennsylvania corporation, for supplies and labor in connection with a “painting installation” in Kansas. The contract amount was $5.2 million, and the contract had Luxembourg choice of law and choice of……
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Case of the Day: NYKCool v. Pacific International Services
The case of the day is NYKCool A.B. v. Pacific International Services, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2015). NYKCool had a arbitration award for $8.7 million against Pacific Fruit Inc. and Kelso Enterprises. More than $6 million of the award was unsatisfied. It brought an action to pierce the corporate veil against Álvaro Fernando Noboa Pontón, the companies’……
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Case of the Day: Power Electric Distribution v. Hengdian Group Linix Motor
The case of the day is Power Electric Distribution, Inc. v. Hengdian Group Linix Motor Co. (D. Minn. 2015). Power Electric purchased custom-made motors from Linix, a Chinese company, for resale to manufacturers in the United States. Their agreement required disputes to be resolved through arbitration in Minneapolis administered by the AAA, and both parties……