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Case of the Day: Hughes v. Ashton
The case of the day Hughes v. Ashton (Cal. Ct. App. 2011), a case on service of process in Chile, is clear and well-reasoned. Three cheers for Judge Reardon! Hughes and Ashton had a dispute over real property in California that they had jointly owned. Hughes wrote a letter concerning the dispute to Ashton at……
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Case of the Day: Kudu Co. v. Latimer
The case of the day is Kudu Co. v. Latimer (E.D. Tex. 2011). Kudu sued for confirmation of a Thai arbitral award against Latimer. Latimer first moved to dismiss on the grounds that he had not been served with process. The dispute centered on whether Latimer actually resided at the Texas address where he was……
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Case of the Day: In re China Education Alliance Securities Litigation
The case of the day, In re China Education Alliance, Inc. Securities Litigation (C.D. Cal. 2011), was a securities fraud class action. The plaintiffs were shareholders of China Education Alliance, Inc., and the defendants were the company and several of its officers and directors. The plaintiffs, “despite significant research,” were unable to locate five of……
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Case of the Day: Mertik Maxitrol GmbH v. Honeywell Technologies
The case of the day is Mertik Maxitrol GmbH v. Honeywell Technologies Sarl (E.D. Mich. 2011). Mertik sued Honeywell International and two of its subsidiaries: its Swiss subsidiary, Honeywell Technologies Sarl, and its Dutch subsidiary, Honeywell B.V. Mertik sought to serve the two foreign firms under the Hague Convention through the appropriate central authorities, and……
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Case of the Day: Bower v. Bower
The case of the day is Bower v. Bower (D. Mass. 2011). Bower and El-Nady were divorced. Bower claimed that El-Nady abducted their children from their home in Massachusetts to Egypt. Bower sued El-Nady for interference with custodial relations, negligent infliction of emotional distress, loss of consortium, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.……