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More Info on HCCH a|Bridged
The Hague Conference has posted details about the HCCH a|Bridged 2019 event, which is to be held in The Hague on December 11. Here is the brief description: HCCH a|Bridged will convene experts and stakeholders from around the world in The Hague to explore and debate the very latest in cross-border litigation, civil procedure and……
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Case of the Day: Application of Del Valle Ruiz
The case of the day is In re Application of del Valle Ruiz (2d Cir. 2019). I’ve written about the case twice before, first in a October 2018 post on the district court decision, and then in an April 2019 post after oral argument. This is the latest in a line of recent important §……
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Case of the Day: State Farm v. Gree USA
The case of the day is State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Gree USA, Inc. (S.D. Ind. 2019). State Farm sued Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. and Gree Electric Appliance Sales, both located in Hong Kong, as subrogee for its insured, Dennis Holdren, alleging that a fire in Holdren’s house was caused by a defect……
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Thoughts On Impeachment
I called for Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal from office more than a year ago and I haven’t written many political posts since then. Once you’ve said the President should be impeached, there’s not much room left! But last week’s news seems so consequential that I think another post is in order. I am not……
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Case of the Day: Abdul Latif Jameel Transportation v. FedEx
The case of the day is Abdul Latif Jameel Transportation Co. v. FedEx Corp. (6th Cir. 2019). The case is a big deal in the world of § 1782. One of the great open questions is whether a private international arbitral tribunal is a “tribunal” for purposes of the statute. There were some old cases……