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Lago Agrio: Judge Kaplan Rebuffs Donziger’s Informal Request To Delay Summary Judgment Proceedings
I reported a couple of weeks ago that Chevron had sought summary judgment against Steven Donziger on its claim that he violated [section] 487 of the New York Judiciary Law. Donziger’s lawyers have written a letter to Judge Kaplan asking for an extension of time until after the close of discovery in May 2013 to……
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Loriot v. Wikipedia: Transatlantic Service and Injunctive Relief
International Judicial Assistance Brigade member Peter Bert is back with a report on a recent service of process case from Germany. The case appears rightly decided: assuming that Loriot’s daughter was required to serve the injunction by a method permitted by the Hague Service Convention, service by postal channels was plainly sufficient in light of……
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Thoughts on “Recognition in a Corrupt World”
Last Friday’s symposium in Philadelphia was pretty darn interesting, and I had great fun participating and meeting the other panelists. For obvious reasons I didn’t live blog my own panel, “Recognition in a Corrupt World,” and so I wanted to give a very brief report on my contribution to the discussion. My talk harkened back……
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Panel Four: International Search for a Remedy
Panel Four is about to get started. The topic is International Search for a Remedy, with Judith Kimerling and Chiara Giorgetti. Hernán Pérez Loose was unfortunately unable to make it due to the storm.
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Panel Three: U.S. Courts as Arbiters of Global Human Rights Disputes
Welcome back! We are about to get started with U.S. Courts as Arbiters of Global Human Rights Disputes, with John B. Bellinger III, Vivian Curran, and Roger Alford. I imagine the centerpieces will be the ATS and Kiobel.