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Case of the Day: Jackson Laboratory v. Nanjing University
The case of the day is Jackson Laboratory v. Nanjing University (D. Me. 2018). The Lab had sold mice to the University with limitations on how they could be used. The contract called for arbitration of disputes in Maine (maybe not the best provision for the Lab, but I digress). The Lab alleged that the……
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Case of the Day: Noco Co. v. Shenzen Dika Na’Er E-Commerce Co.
The case of the day is Noco Co. v. Shenzen Dika Na’Er E-Commerce Co. (N.D. Ohio 2017). Noco sued Shenzen Dika, a Chinese company, for patent infringement. The claim was that the defendant was selling infirnging products on Amazon. Noco “attempted to ascertain a physical address, email address or other contact information by searching Defendants……
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Case of the Day: Reyes v. Al-Malki
The case of the day is Reyes v. Al-Malki, [2017] UKSC 61. The case is in the “diplomat allegedly abuses a domestic servant and then claims immunity from suit” genre. The infamous Gurung v. Malhotra is in that genre, as is the Khobragade case from 2013. The cases I’ve seen don’t seem to get much……
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Case of the Day: FKA Distributing v. Yisi Technology
The case of the day is FKA Distributing Co. v. Yisi Technology Co. (E.D. Mich. 2017). FKA sued Yisi, a Chinese firm. FKA first simply emailed the summons to Yisi, but after Yisi failed to respond, it made a request for service under the Hague Service Convention. Although only a few months had passed, FKA……
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Case of the Day: St. Francis Assisi v. Kuwait Finance House
The case of the day is St. Francis Assisi v. Kuwait Finance House (N.D. Cal. 2016). St. Francis, a non-profit, sued Hajjaj al-Ajmi, alleging that he had financed ISIS, which was responsible for the murder of Assyrian Christians in Iraq and Syria. St. Francis moved for leave to serve process on al-Ajmi via Twitter.