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Blogatory Pet Peeve: Airport Wifi Surveillance
I’d like to vent today about a problem I’ve known about for a while but that I encountered again today. Bear with me: even understanding the problem requires a bit of set-up.
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Case of the Day: Ure v. Oceania Cruises
The case of the day is Ure v. Oceania Cruises, Inc. (S.D. Fla. 2015). Diana Ure was a passenger aboard Oceania’s ship. She fell ill and was treated by one of the defendants, Dr. Fabian Bonilla, an Ecuadoran national. She and her husband sued Bonilla, apparently for medical malpractice, and she served him at his……
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Case of the Day: Villoldo v. Castro
The case of the day is Villoldo v. Castro (1st Cir. 2016). Westlaw calls the case Villoldo v. Ruz. I’m no Spanish naming convention expert, but that seems clearly wrong. Anyway, Alfredo and Gustavo Villoldo were Cuban brothers. In 1959, the Cuban government confiscated their father’s property and threatened them, even after they fled to……
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The Judgments Convention Takes A Big Step
It seems crazy to talk about the Judgments Convention when the prospects for the Choice of Court Agreements Convention, which should be an easier lift, seem so grim. But the Hague Conference has recently taken big steps towards a Judgments Convention with the publication of a proposed draft text, with an explanatory note. A Special……
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Case of the Day: Redeemer Committee v. Highland Capital Management
The case of the day is Redeemer Committee of Highland Credit Strategies Funds v. Highland Capital Management, LP (S.D.N.Y. 2016). Highland Capital Management was the manager of Highland Credit Strategies Master Fund, LP, a Bermuda mutual fund company. The Master Fund invested money received from two feeder funds, Highland Credit Strategies Fund, LP and Highland……