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Case of the Day: In re Republic of Ecuador
The case of the day is In re Republic of Ecuador (N.D. Fla. 2012). The judge characterized the case as a small part of “an expansive, long-running international dispute,” which is like calling the moon landing a “short, somewhat interesting jaunt for the adventurous.” The Republic of Ecuador, taking a page from Chevron’s playbook, brought…
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Case of the Day: Bunce v. Glock, Inc.
The case of the day is Bunce v. Glock, Inc. (D. Vt. 2024). The case arose out of a tragedy: in 2021, the plaintiffs’ three-year-old son accidentally shot himself in the face with a Glock pistol. The claim was that the “product,” the gun, had been defectively designed. The defendants were Glock, Inc., a Georgia…
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Case of the Day: Tang v. CS Clean Systems AG
In the case of the day Po-Hi Tang v. CS Clean Systems AG (S.D. Cal. 2011), the plaintiff transmitted a summons and complaint to the German central authority for service. When trouble arose, the court authorized service of process by alternate means, namely, on a US lawyer who had previously represented the defendant is US…
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Case of the Day: National Casualty Co. v. Western Express
The case of the day is National Casualty Co. v. Western Express, Inc. (W.D. Okla. 2017). National Casualty sued Victoria Cardenas, a resident of Mexico. The court granted leave to serve process on Cardenas by email to her US counsel. Cardenas moved to dismiss for insufficient service of process, arguing that under the Hague Service…
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Case of the Day: In re Estate of Sucich
The case of the day is In re Estate of Sucich (N.Y. Surr. Ct. 2015). Diana Sucich named her nephew, Nicholas Sucich, in her will, and he was therefore entitled to receive service of a citation in the probate case. However, according to the application of the nominated executor, Wolfson, Nicholas was “alleged to be…