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The History of Judicial Assistance
A while back I wrote about the United Company Rusal v. Trafigura case, the only case I know of with a really serious discussion of why the district courts have subject-matter jurisdiction over applications for judicial assistance. I threatened promised to come back to the jurisdictional question as time permitted. As a first step, I……
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Case of the Day: Capital Airline Engine Leasing, LLC v. European Aviation Air Charter, Ltd.
The case of the day is Capital Airline Engine Leasing, LLC v. European Aviation Air Charter, Ltd. (C.D. Ill. 2011). Capital sued European Aviation Air Charter, an English firm, and sought to serve it via the Hague Service Convention. But the summons directed to EAAC was returned unexecuted. Two lawyers entered appearances for EAAC and……
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Case of the Day: JB Custom, Inc. v. Amadeo Rossi, S.A.
The case of the day is JB Custom, Inc. v. Amadeo Rossi, S.A. (N.D. Ind. 2011). JB Custom, a firearm manufacturer, designed and sold the “Mare’s Leg”, a custom lever-action gun. It sued Amadeo Rossi and Forjas Taurus, two Brazilian firms, for trademark infringement and for breach of an “exclusivity agreement”. JB Custom attempted to……
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More Dueling in the Lago Agrio Case
The Case of the Day is Chevron Corp. v. Donziger (S.D.N.Y. 2011). This is the action before Judge Kaplan, on which I’ve previously reported. All of my Lago Agrio coverage can be found here. As did Judge Kaplan, I’m assuming basic familiarity with the case. One of Chevron’s counts, Count 9, was for a declaration……
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News of the Day: In re Application for Appointment of Commissioner
There’s an interesting new case in the federal court here in Boston: In re Application for Appointment of Commissioner. In May, the Boston Globe reported that the government, acting on behalf of the UK authorities under the US/UK treaty for mutual assistance in criminal matters, had issued a subpoena to Boston College for audiotapes and other records of……