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Lago Agrio: Chevron Seeks Summary Judgment Against Donziger
Chevron, bouncing back from the Supreme Court’s denial of its petition for a writ of certiorari in the Naranjo case, has gone on the offensive and moved for summary judgment against the Lago Agrio plaintiffs’ lead American lawyer, Steven Donziger, on its claim under [section] 487 of the New York Judiciary Law. The claim revolves……
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More About Chevron’s Google Subpoena
Not too long ago we saw the results of Chevron’s Google subpoena that requested information about the gmail account of law professor, blogger, and Chevron critic Kevin Jon Heller. It was clear that there were other targets out there and that Chevron had sought IP logs and other information about other email users from Google……
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Case of the Day: Hudson Financial Corp. v. Autoliv Steering Wheels Mexico
The case of the day is Hudson Financial Corp. v. Autoliv Steering Wheels Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. (N.D. Ohio 2012). The claim was that Autoliv had bought goods from Red Rock Stamping and Tremont Manufacturing, both of which had assigned their accounts receivable to Hudson Financial, the plaintiff. Hudson sued Autoliv Steering, a……
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Belfast Project: The Government Opposes the Application for a Stay
Yesterday the government filed its opposition to Ed Moloney and Anthony McIntyre’s application to Justice Breyer for a stay in the Belfast Project case. In an earlier order, Justice Breyer had granted a temporary stay pending the government’s opposition. The brief was filed by Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. It makes two kinds of……
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New French Case On Choice Of Court Agreements
Friend of Letters Blogatory Gilles Cuniberti recently posted on an interesting new decision of the French Cour de cassation on choice of court agreements under Article 23 of the Brussels I regulation. The case involved a dispute between a depositor and her bank. The agreement between the two provided that the depositor could sue the……