The case of the day is Davis v. Zhou Liang (W.D. Wash. 2018). Michael Davis was a passenger on a bus in Washington and was injured in an accident in which Zhou Liang, a resident of China, allegedly was at fault. According to an earlier order, Davis first sued Liang in the state court, and Liang defended the case through counsel, seeking dismissal on grounds of insufficient service of process. Davis had tried to serve process via the Chinese central authority, but it had rejected his requests “due to being ‘incomplete in one way or another.’” Davis then voluntarily dismissed the action and brought a second action in the federal court. Davis send a request for waiver of service to Liang’s US counsel, but…
Tagged: China, default judgment, Hague Service Convention