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Case of the Day: Missouri v. China
The case of the day is Missouri ex rel. Schmitt v. People’s Republic of China (E.D. Mo. 2022). This was my “unmeritorious case of the day” from April 27, 2020, and the subject of my informal Letters Blogatory amicus post in March 2021. The state of Missouri sued the Chinese state, as well as several…
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Case of the Day: Phoenix Process Equipment Co. v. Capital Equipment & Trading
The case of the day is Phoenix Process Equipment Co. v. Capital Equipment & Trading Corp. (W.D. Ky. 2017). The decision was on a motion to reconsider the ruling we covered back in February. Here was my statement of the facts: Continue Reading Case of the Day: Phoenix Process Equipment Co. v. Capital Equipment &…
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Case of the Day: United States ex rel. UXB International v. 77 Insaat & Taahut A.S.
The case of the day is United States ex rel. UXB International, Inc. v. 77 Insaat & Taahut A.S. (W.D. Va. 2015). UXB brought a qui tam action on behalf of the United States against 77 Construction Co., an Afghan corporation, and 77 Group Co., an Iraqi corporation. UXB sought leave to serve process on…
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Case of the Day: Sardini Group v. Imperial Pacific
The case of the day is Sardini Group, Inc. v. Imperial Pacific International (CNMI), LLC (D.N.M.I. 2023). I believe this is the first Letters Blogatory case of the day from the Northern Mariana Islands! Sardini sued Imperial Pacific for breach of contract, alleging it had failed to pay for design and engineering services for a…
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Case of the Day: In re Finserve Group Ltd.
The case of the day is In re Finserve Group Ltd. (D.S.C. 2011). Finserve is an investment company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Its principal is Vladimir Volpert, who resides in Russia. Volpert’s affidavit states that Finserve agreed to lend $1 million to Anri Petrosyan, who resides in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to invest…