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Paper of the Day: Gardner and Dodge on the Email and the Service Convention
Friends of Letters Blogatory Maggie Gardner and Bill Dodge have a great new paper on service by email under the Service Convention . The paper is a very good overview of the topic and very clear about the difference between service that the Convention authorizes and service that it permits and the exclusive or mandatory……
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Do the Intel factors apply to a letter of request under the Evidence Convention?
The case of the day is In re Request for Judicial Assistance from the National Civil Court of First Instance No. 42 in Caba (N.D. Cal. 2024). Dario Hernan Raris brought a lawsuit in Argentina against Property Owners Association Uruguay 292, seeking damages caused by a water leak. The defendant allegedly had traded products on……
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Case of the Day: ECS Brands v. Brubeck
The case of the day is ECS Brands, Ltd. v. Brubeck (D. Colo. 2024). ECS sought confirmation of an arbitral award against Michael Brubeck, who resided in the Czech Republic. It moved for an order directing the clerk to sign a request for service under the Service Convention. Under the Convention (art. 3), a request……
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Case of the Day: Patel v. Pal USA
The case of the day is Patel v. Pal USA, Inc. (D. Nev. 2024). Patel sued Pal USA and its parent, Paltronics Australasia, Pty Ltd., for trademark infringement. Patel served the summons and complaint on Pal USA by mailing them to its registered office. Pal USA’s president and registered agent for service of process, Cooper,……
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The MTA and indoctrination in K-12 education in Massachusetts
Teachers are workers, and they have a real and legitimate interest in their wages and in the conditions of their employment. Many teachers are represented by a union, and here in Massachusetts, many are represented by the Massachusetts Teachers Association. Teachers in our public schools are also civil servants entrusted with the basic education of……