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Smith v. Johansen: Service by Drone?
The case of the day is Smith v. Johansen (D. Mass. 2013). The underlying facts are prosaic and unimportant: Alonzo Smith, the owner of a company that manufactures long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, or “drones,” for both military and civilian purposes (more on that in a minute), had lent money to Einar Johansen, a geologist and……
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Service by Email and Facebook: FTC v. PCCare247 Inc.
I’ve got an interesting case for you today! The case of the day is FTC v. PCCare 247 Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2013). The FTC alleged that the defendants, Vikas Agrawal, Anuj Agrawal, Parmeshwar Agrawal, PCCare247 Solutions Pvt. Ltd., and Connexxions IT Services Pvt. Ltd., all located in India, “operated a scheme that tricked American consumers into……
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US Court Approves International Service of Process by Facebook
Letters Blogatory welcomes esteemed fellow blogger Chris Neumeyer, who practices law in Taipei. Chris has a new post on today’s case of the day, FTC v. PCCare247 Inc., which will be cross-posted on his blog. Readers may also be interested in my take on the case. Suffice it to say that in my view service……
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Service in Hong Kong: McIntire v. China MediaExpress Holdings
The case of the day is McIntire v. ChinaMediaExpress Holdings, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2013). The case was a putative class action alleging securities fraud against Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in Hong Kong SAR and others in connection with securities of China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. The plaintiffs served Deloitte in Hong Kong by private process server on a……