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Case of the Day: Asignacion v. Rickmers Genoa Schiffahrts
The case of the day is Asignacion v. Rickmers Genoa Schiffahrts (E.D. La. 2014). Lito Martinez Asignacion, a Philippine national, was employed by Rickmers Genoa Schiffahrts as a seaman aboard the M/V Rickmers Dalian, a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel. There was a written employment contract, entered into by Rickmers and by the Philippine government through the……
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Case of the Day: Mont Blanc v. Khan
The case of the day is Mont Blanc Trading Ltd. v. Khan (S.D.N.Y. 2014). Mont Blanc, which had won an arbitral award at the LCIA and then won confirmation at the English High Court, came to the US seeking recognition and enforcement. But a simple error will send Mont Blanc back to the drawing board.
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Case of the Day: In re Pinchuk
The case of the day is In re Pinchuk (S.D. Fla. 2014). The proceeding was an application under § 1782, and the question was whether the application should be consolidated with an earlier application pending in the same court.
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Case of the Day: Thai-Lao Lignite Co. v. Laos
The case of the day is Thai-Lao Lignite Co. v. Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (S.D.N.Y. 2014). I’ve covered the case several times before. Here is my brief description from my first post on the case:
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Case of the Day: In re Application of Pinchuk
The case of the day is In re Application of Pinchuk (D. Wyo. 2014). We saw a related application back in October 2013. As in the earlier case, Pinchuk sought evidence for use in an LCIA arbitration; additionally, he sought the evidence for use in an action pending in the courts of Cyprus.