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Lago Agrio: Maneuvers In The Second Circuit
Chevron’s amici have started to weigh in in the Second Circuit. Maybe the most interesting, politically, is the brief of Legal Momentum, formerly known as the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund. The support from a women’s civil rights group has inspired tweets like this one from Fortune reporter Roger Parloff:
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Case of the Day: Alvarado-Fernandez v. Mazoff
The case of the day is Alvarado-Fernandez v. Mazoff (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014). Matthew Mazoff sued Paola Alvarado-Fernandez, a Colombian national and resident, for injuries allegedly caused by an automobile accident. Alvarado-Fernandez moved to dismiss for insufficient service of process. The trial court denied the motion, and Alvarado-Fernandez appealed. Colombia is a party to……
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Argentina Bonds: Argentina Held In Contempt
As reported a few days ago on Cartas Blogatorias (and elsewhere, of course), Judge Griesa has held Argentina in contempt of court for attempting to make payments to its bondholders in defiance of his prior orders. This raises interesting questions of US law and of public international law.
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Case of the Day: Styslinger v. Styslinger
The case of the day is Styslinger v. Styslinger (Conn. Super. Ct. 2014). The plaintiff wanted to serve a post-judgment motion for contempt on the defendant, who was in the UK. She sought and received leave to make service by registered mail. The defendant moved to dismiss on the grounds that the motion had not……
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Save the Date: The Hague Service Convention at 50
I’m putting this back on the front page to remind you to RSVP for this interesting event! Readers, I’m very excited about an event that I’m organizing in Washington for February 19, 2015, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the conclusion of the Hague Service Convention. Save the date! I hope you will be able……