-
Case of the Day: Howe v. Embassy of Italy
The case of the day is Howe v. Embassy of Italy (D.D.C. 2014). Simona Hall was an employee of the Italian embassy in Washington. She was a Canadian national residing in Virginia. She brought claims against the embassy under ERISA, claiming that the embassy had miscalculated her benefits under a deferred compensation plan.
-
Case of the Day: Panchenkova v. Chigirisnky
The case of the day is Panchenkova v. Chigirinsky (Conn. Super. Ct. 2015). Tatiana Panchenkova and Shalva Chigirinsky were married in Russia in 2003. In 2009 they divorced, and a Russian court ordered Chigirinsky to pay one-half of his income to the wife as child support. The court also divided the parties’ assets evenly, and……
-
In re Request for Judicial Assistance From the Norrköping District Court
The case of the day is In re Request for Judicial Assistance from the Norrköping District Court (D. Colo. 2015). In connection with paternity proceedings in a Swedish court, the Swedish judge issued a letter of request under the Hague Evidence Convention to the US central authority, and the central authority (the Department of Justice)……
-
Case of the Day: DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. v. Roland
The case of the day is DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. v. Roland (D.V.I. 2015). DLJ had obtained a summary judgment against Lincoln and Leila Roland. The case apparently involved a foreclosure, and so the court directed the clerk to provide a copy of the judgment to the marshal for service on the Rolands, who lived……
-
Taylor Swift, Apple, and John Robert Demos Jr. as Pirates: A Day In The Life of Frivolous Lawsuits
Readers, each day I get an email listing all of the new cases filed in the US District Court here in Boston, with a brief description of what they are about. Recently, two of them caught my eye. I thought I would share them and then reflect a little on the frivolous lawsuit genre.