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Letters Blogatory Congratulates Christophe Bernasconi
Letters Blogatory congratulates Christophe Bernasconi, the new Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Dr. Bernasconi, formerly deputy secretary general, took over from Hans van Loon on July 1. The Hague Conference does important work in developing the law and practice under existing conventions such as the Service, Evidence, and Apostille Conventions……
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Case of the Day: Latin American Theatrical Group v. Swen International Holding
The case of the day is Latin American Theatrical Group, LLC v. Swen International Holding (C.D. Cal. 2013). Latin American filed a petition to confirm an arbitral award against Swen, a foreign corporation that had its offices in Panama. Latin American served process on Swen in Panama by mail. Panama is a party to the……
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Case of the Day: Cook v. Toidze
The case of the day is Cook v. Toidze (D. Conn. 2013). Peter Cook, Thea Duell, Aleksandar Milosavlievic-Cook, Maya Toidze, Alexandre Ivankine, Tim Toidze, and Alexandre Avroutine were members of Maya’s Meals, LLC. Cook, Duell, and Milosavlievic sued the Toidzes, Ivankine, and Avroutine on their own behalf and derivatively on behalf of the LLC. The……
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Fanny Cornette on Brussels I
Letters Blogatory welcomes back IJA Brigade member Fanny Cornette, currently a researcher at TU Delft, with the second post in our two-part series on the new Brussels I regime. This is the second of two posts concerning the new Brussels I a regulation. It deals with the rules related to recognition and enforcement of judgments.……
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Letters Blogatory FOIA Update: I’ve Filed A Motion Seeking Production Of A Vaughn Index
Those of you who have been following my FOIA suit against the State Department know that so far the whole thing has been an exercise in frustration. I submitted my FOIA request nearly two years ago, and even though I sued the government several months ago, I still have not been told whether any responsive……