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We’re Back! Case of the Day: In re Application of Gushlak
Letters Blogatory is back from vacation. We have some interesting cases coming up in the next few days! Also, if you like what you read here, please take a minute to nominate Letters Blogatory for the ABA Blawg 100. The time for nominations ends in a few days. Before turning to the case of the……
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Case of the Day: Republic of Ecuador v. Bjorkman
The case of the day, Republic of Ecuador v. Bjorkman (D. Colo. 2011), is the latest judicial assistance case arising out of the Lago Agrio litigation. In this installment, Ecuador sought issuance of a subpoena to Bjorn Bjorkman, an environmental expert who wrote a report for Chevron for use in the BIT arbitration. All our……
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Case of the Day: In re Application for Appointment of Commissioner
The case of the day is In re Application for Appointment of a Commissioner re Request for Judicial Assistance (N.D. Cal. 2011). It involves a request by a Spanish plaintiff for issuance of a subpoena to WordPress.com and Automattic, Inc., which, incidentally, do a great job hosting Letters Blogatory. The applicant was Yamaha Motor España,……
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Case of the Day: Government of Ghana v. ProEnergy Services, LLC
The case of the day is Government of Ghana v. ProEnergy Services, LLC (W.D. Mo. 2011). Ghana had entered into a contract with Balkan Energy Limited for the refurbishment of a power plant in Ghana. ProEnergy Services, LLC was the prime subcontractor. Balkan claimed that Ghana had breached the contract by failing to provide a……
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Article of the Day: Beale, Lugar, and Schwarz on the Judicial Assistance Statute and Arbitration
Kenneth Beale, Justin Lugar, and Franz Schwarz, all lawyers with WilmerHale, have a new article on the applicability of the judicial assistance statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1782, to international arbitration: Solving the § 1782 Puzzle: Bringing Certainty to the Debate Over 28 U.S.C. § 1782’s Application to International Arbitration, 47 Stan. J. Int’l L. 51……