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Introductory Note to U.S. v. Assa Co.
The American Society of International Law was kind enough to ask me to write an introductory note about United States v. Assa Co., a case I covered here in August and that Bill Dodge and Ingrid Wuerth criticized in a paper that I covered later that month and that I cite in the note. I’m……
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Case of the Day: AlixPartners v. Mori
The case of the day is AlixPartners LLP v. Mori (Del. Ch. 2019). AlixPartners was a “global business advisory firm.” Giacomo Mori was its managing director in Milan. During his employment, Mori received equity interests in two Delaware entities, AlixPartners, LLP and AlixPartners Holdings, LLP. The equity awards were governed by agreements that had Delaware……
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Case of the Day: Hudson Insurance Co. v. Klamath Superior Motor Co.
The case of the day is Hudson Insurance Co. v. Klamath Superior Motor Co. (D. Or. 2019). Hudson brought an interpleader action to resolve competing claims to a $40,000 motor vehicle dealer bond that it held. One of the claimants was Zachary Taylor, on active duty abroad with the Air Force. After the action was……
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Hague Conference a|Bridged Event: What I’m Thinking About
If you haven’t already registered to attend the HCCH a|Bridged event on electronic technology and the Hague Service Convention on December 11 in the Hague, you should! I will be speaking on a panel with Katerina Ossenova of the Department of Justice and Emma Van Gelder of Erasmus University in Rotterdam, titled “The Prism: The……
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Case of the Day: Rose v. Rose
The case of the day is Rose v. Rose (Mass. App. Ct. 2019). The husband, a citizen of France, and the wife, a citizen of the United States and Canada, were married in New York in 2011. Both worked as international officers for the United Nations, and they were “assigned to missions all over the……