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Case of the Day: Chevron v. Donziger
Okay, I admit it, I cannot write about most of what is going on in the Lago Agrio case anymore—it is too depressing. However, there was an interesting ancillary decision recently that I will cover. The case is Chevron Corp. v. Donziger (S.D.N.Y. 2020), and it involves post-judgment third party discovery. Chevron served a subpoena……
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Conference of the Day: OffshoreAlert 2020
Readers, check out OffshoreAlert’s 2020 North American conference, which will be held in Miami on April 19 to 21. “The event brings together more than 300 investigators, providers, and buyers of high-value financial products and services, including fraud and asset recovery attorneys, insolvency practitioners, litigation funders, professional service providers, regulators, law enforcement, journalists, and others.”……
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See Something, Say Something: Letters Blogatory on Trump
I am re-upping this post from December 10, 2015, in light of the resignations at the Department of Justice yesterday. What do you think? Readers abroad, you may not have heard the phrase, “If you see something, say something.” It’s something we here in the U.S. see all the time in public places and on……
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Case of the Day: Zanghi v. Ritella
The case of the day is Zanghi v. Ritella (S.D.N.Y. 2020). Francesco Zanghi and Zanghi LLC sued Piergraziano Ritella, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Alessandro Vacca, and Gioia e Vita S.r.L. alleging violations of the securities laws and the RICO Act. “Broadly described, the complaint alleges that defendants defrauded plaintiffs into investing in pizzerias in New York City……
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Conference Announcement: The 2019 Hague Judgments Convention—A Game Changer?
The Catholic University of Milan is hosting a conference on April 23, 2020 titled: “The 2019 Hague Judgments Convention—A Game Changer?” The conference is chaired by Fausto Pocar and will feature Gilles Cuniberti, Elena D’Allesandro, Francisco Garcimartín Alférez, Marko Jovanovic, Antonio Leandro, Matthias Weller, and Luca Radicati di Brozolo. The keynote will be delivered by……