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Case of the Day: Asiacell Communications v. Doe
The case of the day is Asiacell Communications PJSC v. Doe (N.D. Cal. 2018). Asiacell alleged that unknown defendants had put up its purloined trade secrets and customer information for sale on a website, www.CheckupIQ.com. At first, Asiacell negotiated with the website operators via email, but the website operators’ email accounts began refusing to accept……
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Case of the Day: Parfitt Way Management v. GSM by Nomad
The case of the day is Parfitt Way Management Corp. v. GSM by Nomad, LLC (N.D.N.Y. 2018). The main claim was for breach of contract for the refurbishment of a trailer. Parfitt sued Guillaume Langevin and Steve Clement on a veil-piercing theory, alleging that they were personally liable for GSM’s alleged breaches for reasons that……
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More on the DNC Lawsuit: Serving Assange
On Friday I wrote about the FSIA issues raised by the DNC’s lawsuit against Russia, the Trump campaign, et al. There is is one more Letters Blogatory angle to the new suit. One of the defendants is Julian Assange, whom I’ve written about before. My feelings on Mr. Assange are of the same kind as……
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Case of the Day: Elsevier v. Chew
The case of the day is Elsevier, Inc. v. Chew (S.D.N.Y. 2018). Elsevier, a publisher, sued twenty unknown defendants, alleging they were infringing its copyright by selling counterfeit textbooks on eBay. By way of subpoenas to eBay and PayPal, Elsevier was able to obtain the names and email addresses of the defendants, though not their……
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Case of the Day: SEC v. Cluff
The case of the day is SEC v. Cluff (S.D.N.Y. 2018). The SEC moved for leave under FRCP 4(f)(3) to serve process on James Shaoul by email. Shaoul was in Israel. Israel is a party to the Hague Service Convention and has not objected to service by postal channels under Article 10(a).