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Case of the Day: Ingaseosas v. Aconcagua
The case of the day is Ingaseosas International Co. v. Aconcagua Investing Ltd. (11th Cir. 2012). We first saw the case way back in February 2011. Here was my description of the facts from the earlier post: Ingaseosas and Aconcagua were both British Virgin Islands firms. They entered into a stock purchase agreement concerning shares……
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Case of the Day: In re LLS America
Today’s case of the day, Kriegman v. Cooper (In re LLS America, LLC) (Bankr. E.D. Wash. 2012), is yet another case standing for the proposition that as a matter of US law, service by mail is permissible in Canada. Frank and Miller, both of British Columbia, were investors in what may or may not have……
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Case of the Day: In re Roebers
The case of the day is In re Roebers (N.D. Cal. 2012). The applicant was a party to a divorce case in the Circuit Family Court in Dublin, Ireland. Her husband had filed papers in the Dublin proceeding that contained allegations that made it clear to the wife that he had illegally accessed her emails……
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Case of the Day: Surefire LLC v. Casual Home Worldwide, Inc.
The case of the day is Surefire, LLC v. Casual Home Worldwide, Inc. (S.D. Cal. 2012). Surefire sued Fenixlight Ltd., a Chinese company, for patent infringement. It served the summons and complaint on Ming Chiang in Nevada and asserted that he was an agent authorized to accept service on behalf of Fenixlight. Although Surefire argued……
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Case of the Day: Markin v. Grohmann
The case of the day is Markin v. Grohmann (Idaho 2012). In 1997, Thomas Grohmann sued Ron Markin on a promissory note Markin had given Grohmann in 1988 connection with a half-million dollar business loan. The suit was in the Central District of California. The parties settled the suit, and their settlement agreement provided that……