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Case of the Day: Puigbo v. Medex Trading
The case of the day is Puigbo v. Medex Trading, LLC (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014). Medex sued Juan Andres Puigbo for fraud. Puigbo was in Venezuela. Medex transmitted the document to the Venezuelan central authority, which, after attempting personal service, served the documents on Puigbo by publication, as provided in Article 223 of the……
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Case of the Day: Senah, Inc. v. Xi’an Forstar S&T Co.
The case of the day is Senah, Inc. v. Xi’an Forstar S&T Co. (N.D. Cal. 2014). Senah had sued Xi’an but had voluntarily dismissed the action in order to start over and serve Xi’an with process in accordance with the Hague Service Convention.
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Case of the Day: Murtech Energy Services v. ComEnCo Systems
The case of the day is Murtech Energy Services, LLC v. ComEnCo Systems, Inc. (E.D. Mich. 2014). ComEnCo, a Canadian firm, was in the business of manufacturing HVAC equipment. Murtech was its exclusive sales representative in Ontario and Michigan. The business relationship soured, and Murtech sued ComEnCo as well as its wholly owned subsidairy, ComEnCo……
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Case of the Day: In re Activision Shareholder Litigation
The case of the day is In re Activision Blizzard, Inc. Stockholder Litigation (Del. Ch. 2014). The case was a classic shareholder derivative action. After a complicated restructuring transaction between Activision and Vivendi, shareholders of Activision sued, claiming that Activision’s directors and Vivendi itself breached fiduciary duties to Activision by setting a price for the……
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Case of the Day: Indagro v. Nilva
The case of the day is Indagro S.A. v. Nilva (D.N.J. 2014). Indagro had an arbitral award against Viva Chemical Corp. It sued Veniamin Nilva for breach of contract, asserting that he had guaranteed payment of the award, and on a veil-piercing claim, asserting that he was personally liable for the award against Viva.