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Case of the Day: In re Aperture Imaging Industries
The case of the day is In re Aperture Imaging Industries Co. (Fed. Cir. 2024). Rotolight sued Aperture for patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas. Aperture is based in China. Rotolight sought leave under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 106(b) to serve Aperture by email served on its counsel. The court authorized the……
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The ICJ’s Decision
The ICJ’s decision today on provisional measures in the case South Africa brought against Israel under the Genocide Convention is not the end of the world. It requires Israel to “take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of” Article II of the Genocide Convention, and to……
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Case of the Day: Missouri v. China
The case of the day is Missouri v. People’s Republic of China (8th Cir. 2024). I’ve written about the case before, most recently in July 2022. The gist of the case is that Missouri seeks to hold the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, etc. liable for harms resulting from……
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The Evidence Convention and Contemplated Proceedings
There is always something new to learn about the Evidence Convention! Recently I was consulted by a client for whom I had prepared letters of request. The case had settled, but the client expected a new, related case to be filed soon. Could we “get the ball rolling” by seeking issuance of letters of request……
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Case of the Day: Baikowitz v. Jacobson
Happy new year! The case of the day is Baikowitz v. Jacobson (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2023). Baikowitz, the curator of his father’s property, sued Jacobson in Montreal seeking to recover $750,000, which he said his father had invested in several of Jacobson’s projects, on the grounds that his father had been mentally impaired when he……