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Case of the Day: McEachern v. Inter-Country Adoption Board of the Philippines
The case of the day is McEachern v. Inter-Country Adoption Board of the Philippines (D. Mass. 2014). In 2012, Geraldine McEachern traveled to the Philippines to adopt two half-sisters, one ten years old and the other sixteen. The older girl was reluctant to travel to the US to be adopted, but the younger was eager.……
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Lago Agrio: Ecuador’s Latest Brief In The BIT Arbitration
A few weeks ago, Ecuador filed its Track 2 Supplemental Counter-Memorial in the BIT arbitration against Chevron. The brief covers some interesting ground. I want to draw attention to two points in particular.
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Letters Blogatory Makes The 2014 Blawg 100
Readers, thank you for nominating Letters Blogatory again for the ABA’s 2014 Blawg 100 list. I’m grateful to you and to the ABA Journal’s editors for helping me bring attention to the wide, wide world of international judicial assistance. For new readers, welcome! I hope you’ll stick around for my regular features:
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Case of the Day: Law Office of G.A. Lambert v. Davidoff
The case of the day is Law Office of G.A. Lambert & Associates v. Davidoff (D.D.C. 2014). The action was for failure to pay legal fees. It ended in a default judgment.
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Case of the Day: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. v. Holloway Motor Cars of Manchester
The case of the day is Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. v. Holloway Motor Cars of Manchester, LLC (N.H. 2014). Several automobile dealers, including Holloway, filed a protest with the New Hampshire Motor Vehicle Industry Board, alleging that Mahindra & Mahindra, a car manufacturer in Mumbai, had violated a New Hampshire statute by wrongfully terminating an……