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Case of the Day: In re Venequip
The case of the day is In re Venequip (7th Cir. 2023). Venequip, a Venezuelan firm, had a contract with Caterpillar Sàrl, a Swiss subsidiary of Caterpiller, Inc. to sell and service Caterpillar equipment. Caterpillar Sàrl terminated the contract, and Venequip sued in Switzerland; a choice of forum clause in the contract required that all……
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Case of the Day: Cawthon v. Zhousunyijie
The case of the day is Cawthon v. Zhousunyijie (S.D.N.Y. 2023). Cawthorn claimed that Zhousunyijie had sold products via Amazon that infringed his copyrights. Cawthorn served a DMCA takedown notice on Amazon, and Zhousunyije served a counter-notice, as the statute permits. The counter-notice contained a agreement to accept service of process from Cawthon or his……
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Case of the Day: Sardini Group v. Imperial Pacific
The case of the day is Sardini Group, Inc. v. Imperial Pacific International (CNMI), LLC (D.N.M.I. 2023). I believe this is the first Letters Blogatory case of the day from the Northern Mariana Islands! Sardini sued Imperial Pacific for breach of contract, alleging it had failed to pay for design and engineering services for a……
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Case of the Day: Turco v. Lovisoni
The case of the day is Turco v. Lovisoni (Cal. Super. Ct. 2023). The plaintiff served process on the defendant in Italy via a private process server, or as the defendant described him, a “random individual.” The defendant moved to quash the service. The details of the discussion were not ideal. The defendant cited a……
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Case of the Day: Clear Spring v. Arch Nemesis
The case of the day is Clear Spring Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Arch Nemesis LLC (D. Kan. 2023). Arch Nemesis owned a yacht that sank off Mexico. It made a claim on Clear Spring, the insurer, which denied the claim and brought an action seeking a declaratory judgment that the policy was void.……