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Case of the Day: Armadillo Distribution Enterprises v. Hai Yun Musical Instruments
The case of the day is Armadillo Distribution Enterprises, Inc. v. Hai Yun Musical Instruments Manufacture Co. (M.D. Fla. 2015). Armadillo distributes musical instruments to dealers in the US and abroad. In particular, it distributes the ddrum® “Diablo” line of drum kits. It had a contract with Hai Yun, a Chinese company, to manufacture the……
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Comments on the “Monkey Selfie” Case
When I was a law clerk, a lawyer filed a civil rights action in my judge’s court (the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio) against an Ohio municipality, several police officers, and Lieutenant Bars. When I read the complaint, I was momentarily confused. Who was Lieutenant Bars? Why, the police dog, of……
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Case of the Day: National Asset Loan Management v. McCann
The case of the day is National Asset Loan Management, Ltd. v. McCann (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015). NALM sued John McCann in the Irish High Court. McCann resided in Northern Ireland, so NALM sought to serve him with process via the Northern Ireland courts. When that failed, he obtained an order from the Irish courts……
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Letters Blogatory Polls The Candidates
Update: All of the inquiries have been sent, with the exception of inquiries to Gov. Christie, Ms. Fiorina, Gov. Jindal, and Mr. Trump. I couldn’t find a press contact or inquiry form on the Christie, Fiorina, or Trump websites, and the Jindal website crashed my computer. Readers, those of you who are US citizens, and……
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Event recap: The Hague Service and Evidence Conventions
Readers, if you weren’t there on Monday for the discussion on Service of Process and Taking of Evidence Abroad, you missed a very interesting and engaging discussion. There were some dramatic moments, or dramatic at least if international judicial assistance is your thing.