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Case of the Day: Argentine Republic v. National Grid plc
The case of the day, Argentine Republic v. National Grid plc (D.C. Cir. 2011), shows the importance of compliance with the statutory time limits in the FAA. The case involved another UK investor arbitration against Argentina on account of measures it took to deal with its financial crisis (we previously reported on Argentina v. BG…
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Case of the Day: Fisher v. Petr Konchalovsky Foundation
The case of the day is Fisher v. Petr Konchalovsky Foundation (S.D.N.Y. 2016). Fisher owns a painting that he claims is Still Life with Grinder, by Russian artist Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky. Fisher’s claim was that the Foundation, based in Moscow, had wrongfully declared the painting to be inauthentic. Fisher sought leave under FRCP 4(f)(3) to…
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Case of the Day: Jerez v. Republic of Cuba
The case of the day is Jerez v. Republic of Cuba (D.D.C. 2013). In 2005, Nilo Jerez sued Cuba and various government officials and agencies, including Fidel and Raul Castro, alleging that he had been tortured in a Cuban prison in the early 1970s. He obtained a default judgment in a Florida state court, and…
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Case of the Day: In re Kivisto
The case of the day is In re Kivisto (11th Cir. 2013). Jussi Kivisto, a Florida lawyer, was disbarred in 2010 for various misconduct. He sued the lawyer who had filed a disciplinary complaint against him, Susan Robbins, and Michael Soifer, the Florida bar counsel, for violations of his civil rights and of the RICO…