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Lago Agrio: A First Look At The Ontario Decision In Yaiguaje
As I reported yesterday, the Superior Court in Ontario has stayed the Lago Agrio plaintiffs’ case for recognition and enforcement of their Ecuadoran judgment against Chevron and one of its Canadian indirect subsidiaries. In today’s post, I give a non-technical, “big picture” reading of the decision, leaving the technical discussion to the Canadian lawyers who……
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Case of the Day: Sunflower Bank v. H.P. Construction Ltd.
The case of the day is Sunflower Bank, N.A. v. H.P. Construction Ltd. (D. Kan. 2012). The claim was for conversion of construction equipment. HP defaulted, and Sunflower moved for entry of default judgment. The judge wanted to satisfy himself on proper service of process. He wrote that the return of service showed that the……
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Please Nominate Letters Blogatory For The ABA Blawg 100
Readers, I don’t ask for much. Once a year, though, I do ask for your nomination for the ABA Blawg 100, a list of the 100 best legal blogs. Since this is Letters Blogatory’s second year of existence, this is the second time I’ve asked. I didn’t make the cut last year, but hope springs……
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Mamma Mia!: Ontario appeal court upholds $600,000 Italian judgment against an Ontario lawyer
IJA Brigade member Antonin Pribetić comments today on a recent Ontario case on recognition and enforcement of an Italian judgment. His piece is cross-posted at The Trial Warrior. Today’s decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Sincies Chiementin S.p.A. v. King, 2012 ONCA 653, upholds a summary judgment, enforcing a foreign judgment issued by……
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Case of the Day: Feliz v. MacNeill
The case of the day is Feliz v. MacNeill (1st Cir. 2012). The decision is by Justice Souter, who sometimes sits by designation on First Circuit panels. Dr. Briain MacNeill, a physician, treated Santa Encarnacion a few days before her death, and her administratrix, Sobeida Feliz, sued him for medical malpractice. Feliz sued in the……