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A Brief Comment on the Julian Assange Diplomatic Asylum Request
The commentary on Julian Assange’s legal situation now that he has sought asylum at the Ecuadoran embassy in London has begun to roll in from the public international law blogs. I am basically unsympathetic to Mr. Assange, but in light of Letters Blogatory’s coverage of the Ecuadoran legal system in the context of the Lago……
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Update on the Summary Judgment Motions in the Lago Agrio RICO Case
Back in March, I noted that Chevron had moved for partial summary judgment in the RICO case it had filed in New York against Donziger, Naranjo and others. In its motion, Chevron contended that the RICO defendants had set up the Ecuadoran judgment as claim- and issue-preclusive on the question whether the Ecuadoran proceedings were……
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Case of the Day: In re Vitro
The case of the day is In re Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2012). Vitro, a Mexican glass manufacturer, was in reorganization proceedings in Nuevo León, Mexico under the Ley de Concursos Mercantiles. In 2011, Vitro began a Chapter 15 bankruptcy proceeding in the Northern District of Texas and sought to enjoin lawsuits……
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Case of the Day: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi v. Peterson
The case of the day is Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. New York Branch v. Peterson (S.D.N.Y. 2012). Deborah D. Peterson was the personal representative of the estate of Lance Cpl. James C. Knipple, a victim of the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut. Peterson had earlier obtained a judgment against Iran for……
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Case of the Day: United States v. Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL
The case of the day is United States v. Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL (S.D.N.Y. 2012). Following a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation into an “alleged scheme to launder money through the U.S. financial system and the used car market, for the benefit of Hizballah, designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. Department of State,”……