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Case of the Day: St. Philip Catholic Church v. Kubicek
The case of the day is St. Philip Catholic Church v. Kubicek (Cal. Ct. App. 2014). Josef Kubicek borrowed 19 million Czech crowns from three parishioners of St. Philip’s church in 1992, promising to repay them by 1995. When he defaulted, the Church, which had guaranteed the loans, repaid the parishioners and then sued Kubicek……
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Belfast Project: Gerry Adams Arrested In McConville Murder Case
Gerry Adams, member of the Irish parliament for Louth and president of Sinn Féin, was arrested yesterday in connection with the investigation of the murder of Jean McConville in 1972. The exact procedural posture of the case is a little unclear to me: on the one hand, the news reports make it clear that Mr.……
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Beethoven, Bach, and Me
Readers, if you’re in town on May 17, come and hear a concert of music by Beethoven and Bach! My choir, the Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline, under the direction of Dr. Lisa Graham, will be performing Beethoven’s Mass in C major and Bach’s Cantata 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme. Here are the details:……
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Case of the Day: Pitman v. Moll
The case of the day is Pitman v. Moll, 2014 ONSC 2551. The case was for modification of a child support order. The wife resided in Ontario, and the husband resided in Georgia. The wife effected service of process via a private process server. Although the husband had not entered an appearance, the judge, sua……
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Case of the Day: Dow Chemical Co. v. Daniel
The case of the day is Dow Chemical Co. v. Daniel (E.D. Mich. 2014). Pablo Daniel Segismun Edelstein (the court calls him Edelstein, though the case is captioned Daniel) was a former employee of Dow. After he left the company, he sued Dow in Brazil on a wage and hour claim. Dow then sued Edelstein……