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Case of the Day: Estate of Toland v. Toland
The case of the day is Estate of Toland v. Toland (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). Paul Toland, a US naval officer, married Estuko Toland, a Japanese woman, while stationed in Japan. Estuko sought and received a divorce while the couple was living in Japan, and the divorce decree included a division of property, an order……
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Case of the Day: Oak Point Partners v. Lessing
The case of the day is Oak Point Partners v. Lessing (N.D. Cal. 2012). The claim was that EXDS, a US company, had loaned $23 million to Exodus GmbH, its German subsidiary. EXDS went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, and Oak Point Partners, Inc., the plaintiff, bought all of its assets, including its rights against……
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Case of the Day: Ritter Disposables v. Protner Nuevas Tecnicas
The case of the day is Ritter Disposables v. Protner Nuevas Tecnicas (E.D. Ark. 2012). Ritter was a Flordia corporation with its principal office in Arkansas. Protner was a Spanish corporation; the other defendant, Javier Masiá, was a Spaniard acting on behalf of Protner. The claim was that Protner and Ritter had a contract under……
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Case of the Day: Agility Public Warehousing v. Supreme Foodservice GmbH
We return today to Agility Public Warehousing v. Supreme Foodservice GmbH, which we first saw in my post of Jan. 23, 2012. Here was my statement of the facts: Supreme wanted to bid on a US government contract to supply food to the troops in Afghanistan. It made a contract with Agility Public Warehousing and……
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Case of the Day: Lozano v. Bosdet
The case of the day is Lozano v. Bosdet (5th Cir. 2012). Gloria Lozano, a Mississippian, was a passenger in an auto accident. Her car was struck by a truck driven by Julie Bosdet. The truck was owned by Enterprise, the car rental firm, which had leaded it to Jennifer and Glen Parry, the owners……