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Case of the Day: Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems v. Lufthansa
The case of the day is Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp. v. Lufthansa Technik AG (9th Cir. 2014). AES sought discovery from Lufthansa in the Western District of Washington. It was particularly interested in obtaining a license agreement between Lufthansa and an unnamed third party. The discovery was in aid of a litigation pending in…
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Case of the Day: In re GLG Life Tech Corp. Securities Litigation
The case of the day is In re GLG Life Tech Corp. Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y. 2012). Luke Zhang, a Canadian national, was the chairman and CEO of GLG. The plaintiffs brought a securities fraud class action against him, GLG, and GLG’s chief financial officer, Brian R. Meadows. GLG and Meadows appeared and responded to the…
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Case of the Day: Century Indemnity Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s
The case of the day is Century Indemnity Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London (S.D.N.Y. 2012). Century, a Pennsylvania insurer, had a reinsurance agreement with certain reinsurers in the London Market in 1968. The reinsurance agreement covered certain asbestos claims. In 2001, the reinsurers imposed new documentation requirements for claims made under the…
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Case of the Day: Estate of Aquino
The case of the day is Estate of Aquino (Mount Vernon N.Y. City Ct. 2017). Aquino married in New York in 1986 and died in 2011, survived by a wife and seven children. In 2012, the wife petitioned the court for letters of administration allowing her to administer his estate, which the court granted. The…
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Case of the Day: SEC v. Kumar
The case of the day is Securities and Exchange Commission v. Kumar (N.D. Cal. 2015). The complaint alleged that Vinay Kumar Nevatia, who lived in Palo Alto between 2004 and 2013, solicited investments in shares of CSS Corp. Technologies (Mauritius) Ltd., even though he was not registered with the SEC. Kumar formed a company called…