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Case of the Day: Automobil Lamborghini v. Garcia
The case of the day is Automobile Lamborghini S.p.A. v. Garcia (E.D. Va. 2020). The claim was that Garcia had been selling counterfeit Lamborghini goods on the internet. Garcia and his lawyer were communicating with the plaintiff’s lawyers, so they were aware of the lawsuit, but efforts to serve Garcia in Argentina via the central……
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Case of the Day: In re Republic of Turkey
The case of the day is In re Republic of Turkey (D.N.J. 2020). The case presents one of the issues I’ve written about a few times as an academic curiosity, although neither the court nor the parties seem to have noticed it. The Turkish government sought discovery in the US in aid of an investment……
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Case of the Day: Opati v. Sudan
Here is a guest post from friend of Letters Blogatory Minyao Wang on Opati v. Sudan, the Supreme Court’s latest look at the FSIA. If I can editorialize about his last paragraph for a second: I don’t think that we should encourage Congress to think carefully about retroactivity when putting together a bill to allow……
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Canada v. Merlini: Canada’s Reply Brief
For those of you following the Merlini case, Canada filed its reply brief last week. The case is scheduled to be discussed at the Court’s May 21 conference. It’s possible though by no means certain that we will know what the court will do on May 25, but it’s also quite possible given the subject-matter……
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Case of the Day: Dish Networks v. Reich
The case of the day is Dish Networks LLC v. Reich (S.D. Fla. 2020). Dish Network and Nagrastar LLC sued Robert Reich, alleging that he had illegally broadcast their satellite programming to customers in Belize. They served process via a process server, who personally served the papers on Reich (at least according to his affidavit—Reich……