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Case of the Day: In re Application of Owl Shipping
The case of the day is In re Application of Owl Shipping, LLC (D.N.J. 2014). Owl Shipping owns the M/V Owl, and Oriole Shipping, LLC owns the M/V Oriole. Owl Shipping chartered the Owl to Dalian International. It alleges that Dalian failed to pay and Owl had to terminate the charter party. Owl claims it……
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Case of the Day: In re Application of Ryanair
The case of the day is In re Request for Subpoena by Ryanair Ltd. (N.D. Cal. 2014). Ryanair had sued Joachim Kleinert in Dublin, alleging that he was liable for publishing a false report about its safety and maintenance record. Kleinert failed to appear, and the Irish court entered a default judgment. Ryanair then applied……
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Case of the Day: Andover Healthcare v. 3M
The case of the day is Andover Healthcare, Inc. v. 3M Co. (D. Minn. 2014). Andover and 3M were both in the business of manufacturing and selling bandages in the US and Germany. Andover sued 3M in Delaware for infringement of a US patent, and in Germany for infringement of a European patent.
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Case of the Day: In re Naranjo
It never rains but it pours. The case of the day is In re Naranjo (4th Cir. 2014). The case was an appeal by the Lago Agrio plaintiffs and one of their lawyers, Letters Blogatory contributor Aaron Marr Page, from discovery orders in separate proceedings brought by Chevron under Section 1782 and under FRCP 45.……
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Case of the Day: In re Application Pursuant to § 1782
The case of the day is In re Application Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (S.D. Ohio 2014). Sebastian Stygar was one of the shareholders and managing directors of several companies called the Lingaro entities. He claimed he had been wrongfully frozen out of the business, and he sought discovery from his two fellow principals,……