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Case of the Day: Vanleeuwen v. Keyuan Petrochemicals
The case of the day is Vanleeuwen v. Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2012). Neil Vanleeuwen and Rodney Omanoff brought a class action against Keyuan Petrochemicals and Chung-feng Tao, its chairman, president, CEO, and director, for violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The plaintiffs sought leave to……
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Case of the Day: China National Chartering v. Pactrans Air & Sea
The case of the day is China National Chartering Corp. v. Pactrans Air & Sea Inc. (N.D. Ill. 2012). In 2006, Pactrans, a freight forwarder with its main offices in Illinois and branch offices in China, chartered the M/V Sanko Rally from China National to transport a cargo of gypsum board from China to Florida……
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Case of the Day: In re GLG Life Tech Corp. Securities Litigation
The case of the day is In re GLG Life Tech Corp. Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y. 2012). Luke Zhang, a Canadian national, was the chairman and CEO of GLG. The plaintiffs brought a securities fraud class action against him, GLG, and GLG’s chief financial officer, Brian R. Meadows. GLG and Meadows appeared and responded to the……
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Case of the Day: Wultz v. Bank of China
The case of the day is Wultz v. Bank of China (S.D.N.Y. 2012). In 2006, Daniel Wultz was killed, and Yekutiel Wultz injured, in a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. Members of the Wultz family sued the Bank of China, alleging that the bank had violated the Antiterrorism Act, 18 USC [section] 2333, and that……
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Case of the Day: Chanel, Inc. v. Acheterchanel.com
The case of the day is Chanel, Inc. v. Acheterchanel.com (S.D. Fla. 2012). Chanel, the well-known perfumer, sued Acheterchanel.com and unnamed defendants for tradmark infringement, false designation of origin, cyber-squatting, and unfair competition on account of knock-offs allegedly sold on various websites. Chanel obtained the WHOIS domain registration data for each of the websites at……