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Case of the Day J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro
The Supreme Court has just issued a significant, and I think unfortunate, decision on the issue of personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants, that will be of interest to foreign companies that sell products in the American market. Before turning to the decisions, a few words of background are in order. In the bad old days,……
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Case of the Day: Stone v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals
The Case of the Day is Stone v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2011). Paula Palladino was prescribed generic ciprofloxacin for treatment of an infection. Shortly thereafter, she went to the hospital with a fever and a rash. She was eventually diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome, a rare skin condition, and ultimately died. Her heirs sued……
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Case of the Day: In re Application of High Point SARL
In the case of the day, In re Application of High Point SARL (N.D. Ill. 2011), two of our main concerns here at Letters Blogatory, the judicial assistance statute and service of process, collide. High Point, a Luxembourg company, had sued KPN B.V. for infringement of a European patent in the District Court for the……
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Case of the Day: In re Grand Jury Subpoena
The Case of the Day is In re Grand Jury Subpoena (4th Cir. 2011). Because the case involves a grand jury proceeding, the opinion does not disclose the identities of the relevant parties. It seems likely to me, based on a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, that “Company……