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Case of the Day: In re Servotronics
The case of the day is In re Servotronics, Inc. (D.S.C. 2018). In 2016, an engine fire broke out at a Boeing plant in South Carolina. The engine had been manufactured by Rolls Royce. It had a valve manufactured by Servotronics. Boeing made a claim against Rolls Royce, which was settled, and Rolls Royce then…
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Case of the Day: Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
H/T to Antonin Pribetic for a pointer to the case of the day, Lantheus Med. Imaging, Inc. v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (Ontario Super. Ct. of Justice 2011). In the underlying case, Lantheus Med. Imaging, Inc. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., pending in the Southern District of New York, Lantheus sued Zurich, its insurer,…
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Case of the Day: Vanleeuwen v. Keyuan Petrochemicals
The case of the day is Vanleeuwen v. Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2012). Neil Vanleeuwen and Rodney Omanoff brought a class action against Keyuan Petrochemicals and Chung-feng Tao, its chairman, president, CEO, and director, for violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The plaintiffs sought leave to…
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Case of the Day: Chembulk Houston v. M/V Monte Alegre
The case of the day is Chembulk Houston Pte. Ltd. v. M/V Monte Alegre (S.D. Tex. 2018). Chembulk had won a judgment against German defendants. The question was whether the $1,425 the plaintiff incurred in serving process via the Hague Service Convention was taxable as costs. Why so much? Well, the plaintiff had hired a…
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Case of the Day: Regenicin v. Lonza Walkersville, Inc.
The case of the Day is Regenicin, Inc. v. Lonza Walkersville, Inc., (N.D. Ga. 2014). Regenicin sued Lonza Walkersville for breach of contract, tortious interference, and other business torts. Regencin sought leave to effect service on one of the defendants, Lonza Group, Ltd., in Switzerland under the Hague Service Convention. You might say, “a plaintiff…