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Case of the Day: Grupo Mexico v. SAS Asset Recovery
The case of the day is Grupo Mexico SAB de CV v. SAS Asset Recovery, Ltd. (5th Cir. 2016). This was a § 1782 case with an unusual twist. Grupo Mexico was involved in litigation in Mexico and sought discovery from SAS, which had offices in Dallas. After the district court granted the ex parte……
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Case of the Day: In re O’Keeffe
The case of the day is In re O’Keeffe (3d Cir. 2016). I’ve written about the case before. Kate O’Keeffe was a reporter with the Wall Street Journal. She wrote an article that described casino magnate Sheldon Adelson as “foul-mouthed.” Adelson sued for defamation in Hong Kong, and O’Keeffe sought issuance of a subpoena to……
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Case of the Day: In re Application of Laos
The case of the day is In re Application of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (D.N.M.I. 2016). The Laotian government was partners with Sanum Investments Ltd. and Lao Holdings N.V. in the Savan Vegas casino, which was located in Laos. As part of the deal, Laos had given tax benefits and a……
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More on Green Development
In In re Green Development Corp. (D. Md. 2016), the district judge affirmed the magistrate judge’s order, which we saw yesterday, denying Green Development Corp.’s § 1782 application.
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Case of the Day: In re Green Development
The case of the day is In re Green Development Corp. (D. Md. 2015). Green Development, a Honduran corporation, was engaged in litigation in the Honduran courts “arising out of its financial and real estate dealings in Honduras.” It had succeeded in the litigation and had a judgment in its favor, which was on appeal……