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Case of the Day: Agility Public Warehousing Co. v. Supreme Foodservice
The case of the day is Agility Public Warehousing Co. v. Supreme Foodservice GmbH (S.D.N.Y. 2011). Supreme wanted to bid on a US government contract to supply food to the troops in Afghanistan. It made a contract with Agility Public Warehousing and Professional Contract Administrators, firms that supplied food to troops in Iraq, Kuwait, and……
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Case of the Day: Republic of Argentina v. BG Group plc
The case of the day, Republic of Argentina v. BG Group plc (D.C. Cir. 2012), is related to one of the very first Letters Blogatory cases of the day. The case arises out of the Argentine financial crisis in 2001, when Argentina enacted emergency laws to unpeg the peso from the dollar, to convert dollar-based……
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Case of the Day: Belize Social Development Ltd. v. Government of Belize
The case of the day is Belize Social Development Ltd. v. Government of Belize (D.C. Cir. 2012). The Contract and the Arbitration In 2005, the Prime Minister of Belize, Said Musa of the People’s United Party, on behalf of the government, signed a contract with Belize Telemedia Ltd., under which Telemedia was going to acquire……
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Case of the Day: Nomanbhoy v. Vahanvaty
The case of the day is Nomanbhoy v. Vahanvaty (N.D. Ill. 2011). Sabbhir Nomanbhoy was a shareholder and CEO of Dyna Care Health Ventures, which provided home nursing services in several states. His relatives, Aymen Tyebjee, Nafeesa Moosabhoy, Yunus Nomanbhoy, and Zehra Vahanvaty, were also involved in the business.The family, all US citizens, were members……
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Chevron Seeks Relief in the Second Circuit
Here’s an update on the quickly-moving Lago Agrio case, following on yesterday’s decision by the Ecuadoran appellate court affirming the multi-billion dollar judgment against Chevron. Here is a copy of the Ecuadoran judgment, in Spanish, with portions translated. Chevron has filed a motion with the Second Circuit asking the court to grant relief from its……