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In re BMW: Litigation Funding and Section 1782
The case of the day is In re BMW (N.D. Ill. 2022). BMW was a defendant in German patent litigation brought by Arigna Technology Ltd., an Irish “patent assertion entity.” BMW came to Illinois to seek discovery from Magnetar, an investor in Arigna’s patent portfolio, seeking among other things communications regarding the patents. This may……
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Case of the Day: Von Pezold v. Zimbabwe
The case of the day is Von Pezold v. Republic of Zimbabwe (D.D.C. 2022). Elisabeth von Pezold and members of her family, and Border Timbers Ltd. and Hangani Development Co., both had ICSID awards against Zimbabwe. They brought an action to confirm the awards in Washington. They served process on Zimbabwe by sending the papers……
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LCX v. 1.274M US Dollar Coin: Service On the Blockchain
The case of the day is LCX AG v. 1.274M US Dollar Coin (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2022). I came across this very interesting case at John Lundin’s blog, which covers New York commercial cases. LCX, a Liechtenstein company, alleged it was the victim of a theft of virtual assets on the Ethereum blockchain. Some of……
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Case of the Day: Chiejina v. Nigeria
The case of the day is Chiejina v. Nigeria (D.D.C. 2022). I’m counsel to the petitioners, Peter Chiejina and PICCOL Nigeria Ltd. PICCOL, a Nigerian engineering firm, had a contract with the Nigerian government for the construction of gully erosion control structures in Imo State. The contract contained the following agreement to arbitrate: Any dispute,……
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Case of the Day: Vega v. Hästens Beds
The case of the day is Vega v. Hästens Beds, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2022). Vega brought employment discrimination claims against Hästens Ltd. and others. He had trouble serving Hästens at its address in Malta via the central authority mechanism of the Service Convention, and so he moved for leave to serve process on Hästens’ US lawyer.……