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Case of the Day: In re Chevron Corp.
Our case of the day, In re Chevron Corp. (3d Cir. 2011), is the Third Circuit’s contribution to the dozens of Lago Agrio-related judicial assistance proceedings around the country. I won’t rehash the background to the Lago Agrio case again, except to say that the Third Circuit evidentally shares my sense of the irony involved…
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Case of the Day: Tuckerbrook Alternative Investments v. Banerjee
The case of the day, Tuckerbrook Alternative Investments, LP v. Banerjee (D. Mass. 2010), involves an attempt to serve process in India. Tuckerbrook was a registered investment adviser. Banerjee, a resident of India but (according to Tuckerbrook) a US citizen, was a portfolio manager for Tuckerbrook. The parties had a dispute in 2008, which they…
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Case of the Day: Sea Search Armada v. Republic of Colombia
Aargh! The case of the day, Sea Search Armada v. Republic of Colombia (D.D.C. 2011), is, in the words of the judge, “like a marriage between a Patrick O’Brian glorious-age-of-sail novel and a John Buchan potboiler of international intrigue.” According to the complaint, Sea Search Armada had an agreement with the government of Colombia for…