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Case of the Day: Tansey v. Cochlear Ltd.
The case of the day is Tansey v. Cochlear Ltd. (E.D.N.Y. 2014). The plaintiff, Jeanini Tansey, had a cochlear implant manufactured by Cochlear Ltd., a New South Wales company, to treat her deafness. She alleged that Cochlear had failed to comply with FDA requirements and that the device cracked and stopped working. The device had……
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Case of the Day: Flo Rida v. Mothership Music
The name of today’s case of the day, Flo Rida v. Mothership Music Pty Ltd. [2013] NSWCA 268, is perfect. Flo Rida is an American rapper. He had a contract to perform at the Fat As Butter music festival in Newcastle, New South Wales, in 2011. He didn’t perform, and the festival’s organizer, Mothership Music,……
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Case of the Day: Solid Systems CAD Services v. Total Risc Technology
The case of the day is Solid Systems CAD Services v. Total Risc Technology Pty Ltd. (S.D. Tex. 2013). Total Risc Technology Global Ltd. was a Chinese company with offices in the Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia, and India. Its chief executive officer, Domenic Rommanelli, was an Australian national apparently living in Australia.……
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Case of the Day: Shoham v. Islamic Republic of Iran
The case of the day is Shoham v. Islamic Republic of Iran (D.D.C. 2013). Batsheva Shoham alleged that while she was driving in the West Bank with her infant son, she was ambushed by members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, a terrorist group. One of the terrorists threw a stone that struck her son, killing……
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Case of the Day: Dion v. Rieser
The case of the day is Dion v. Rieser (N.M. Ct. App. 2012). Richard Rieser died intestate in 2007. He was unmarried and had no children, and he owned property both in New Mexico and in Australia. He was survived by his partner, Margaret Anne Dion; the two had lived together at various times in……