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Case of the Day: Brittania-U Nigeria v. Chevron
The case of the day is Brittania-U Nigeria, Ltd. v. Chevron USA, Inc. (5th Cir. 2017). Brittania-U (the double-T is how it spells its name) sued Chevron USA, Ali Moshiri, and Moncef Attia in the Texas state courts. The claim was that Chevron Nigeria, a division of Chevron USA, had invited bids for the sale……
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Case of the Day: Banque de Tahiti v. Kurth
The case of the day is Banque de Tahiti v. Kurth (Haw. Ct. App. 2017). The Bank of Tahiti had a judgment against Filola Kurth, the representative of the estate of Thomas Kurth, from the Civil Court of First Instance of Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia. The Bank filed the judgment in Hawaii in……
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Case of the Day: Seaboard Marine v. Magnum Freight
The case of the day is Seaboard Marine Ltd. v. Magnum Freight Corp. (S.D. Fla. 2017). Seaboard sought leave to serve process on two defendants, CVG Aluminos and Terminales, in Costa Rica, by mail, and to submit the return receipt as proof of service.
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Case of the Day: Lunn v. Commonwealth
It’s not really on-topic, but I want to tell you about an interesting decision from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday, Lunn v. Commonwealth (Mass. 2017). Sreynuon Lunn was arraigned on a charge of robbery in the Boston Municipal Court. Bail was set at $1,500, and because Lunn could not post bail, he was committed……
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Case of the day: Thai-Lao Lignite v. Laos
The case of the day is Thai-Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co. v. Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (2d Cir. 2017). I’ve written about the case before. Here was my description of the facts: