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Case of the Day: Talisman Capital Alternative Investment Fund v. Mouttet
The case of the day is Talisman Capital Alternative Investment Fund, Ltd. v. Mouttet (In re Moutett) (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2013). According to the complaint, in 2002, a group of investors, including Gerry Mouttet, sought to begin a lottery in Jamaica. They obtained a $30 million loan from Epsilon Global Master Fund LP and Epsilon……
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Case of the Day: Chen v. Shi
The case of the day is Chen v. Shi (S.D.N.Y. 2013). Hua Chen and Yu Yun Zou were followers of the Falun Gong movement. They sued Honghui Shi, a Committee Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Director of the Bureau of Reeducation Through Labor of Guangdong Province. They alleged that they were persecuted and……
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Hilton Extradition: The Government Responds
The government has replied to the Hilton habeas corpus petition that I discussed last month. This, recall, is the case of Alexander Hilton, accused of attempted murder in Scotland. In the initial proceedings for certification of extraditability, Hilton made two unsuccessful arguments: first, he cannot be extradited to Scotland because under Scots law he could……
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Case of the Day: Montana Trucks, LLC v. UD Trucks North America, Inc.
The case of the day is Montana Trucks, LLC v. UD Trucks North America, Inc. (D. Mont. 2013). UD Trucks was headquartered in Saitama, Japan. Montana Trucks sought leave under FRCP 4(f)(3) to serve the summons and complaint by mail and courier, and to serve the documents without a translation. Let’s pause for a moment.……
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Beer for Boston Bloggers
Four Boston law bloggers got together for a beer after work today: Bob Ambrogi of Law Sites, Lee Gesmer of the Mass Law Blog, Russell Beck of Fair Competition Blog, and yours truly. It was good to meet in person (for those of us who didn’t already know each other) and exchange notes. I got……