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Case of the Day: Zavodnik v. Rinaldi
The case of the day is Zavodnik v. Rinaldi (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). Gersh Zavodnik sued Michaela Rinaldi, who resided in Italy. The opinion does not discuss the substance of the claims. The trial court dismissed the claim for failure to make service of process, and Zavodnik appealed. The decision isn’t really sufficient to allow…
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Case of the Day: In re Rainsy
The case of the day is In re Rainsy (N.D. Cal. 2017). Sam Rainsy, a Cambodian politician, and several other Cambodians had “alleg[ed] human rights violations before the International Criminal Court.” They brought an application for leave to take discovery from Chevron Corp. relating to the 2016 assassination of Cambodian government critic Kem Ley. They…
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Case of the Day: In re Richmond Group
The case of the day is Lustig v. Wilson (In re Richmond Group) (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. 2017). Lustig, the bankruptcy trustee of the Richmond Group, sued Wilson, who resided in New Zealand. Lustig sought leave under FRCP 4(f)(3) to serve process on Wilson by email. New Zealand is not a party to the Hague Service Convention,…
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Case of the Day: In re Application of Pott
The case of the day is In re Application of Pott (W.D. Wash. 2013). Pott was an Argentine businessman in the seafood business. He was the co-founder of Bentinicos de Argentina, a seafood company in Argentina, and he sold it to World Capital Properties, Ltd., a Florida firm, in order to get capital needed to…
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Case of the Day: Ure v. Oceania Cruises
The case of the day is Ure v. Oceania Cruises, Inc. (S.D. Fla. 2015). Diana Ure was a passenger aboard Oceania’s ship. She fell ill and was treated by one of the defendants, Dr. Fabian Bonilla, an Ecuadoran national. She and her husband sued Bonilla, apparently for medical malpractice, and she served him at his…