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Case of the Day: Acushnet Co. v. Thiede
The case of the day is Acushnet Co. v. Thiede (D. Ariz. 2013). Acushnet sought leave to serve process on Dualwin Sporting Goods Co. via email in China. The judge granted the motion. Much of the short decision is taken up with citations to cases approving service by email, but lest anyone get the wrong……
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Case of the Day: Lexmark International v. Ink Technologies Printer Supplies
The case of the day is Lexmark International, Inc. v. Ink Technologies Printer Supplies, LLC (S.D. Ohio 2013). The plaintiff sought leave to serve defendants in China and Germany via email. The judge noted that both China and Germany are parties to the Hague Service Convention. The judge granted the motion. He did not analyze……
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Case of the Day: SEC v. Nagaicevs
The case of the day is SEC v. Nagaicevs (N.D. Cal. 2013). The SEC alleged that Igors Nagaicevs, a Latvian national, had gained unauthorized access to online brokerage accounts and made trades in those accounts to manipulate securities prices in his favor. It brought claims under § 17(a) of the Securities Act and § 10(b)……
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Case of the Day: Tuckerbrook Alternative Investments v. Banerjee
The case of the day is Tuckerbrook Alternative Investments, LP v. Banerjee (D. Mass. 2013). I considered a related case in May 2011. According to the complaint, Tuckerbrook, an investment adviser that manages hedge funds, alleges that Sumanta Banerjee, former manager of Tuckerbrook’s Global Distressed Fund and Global Special Situations Fund, breached a settlement agreement……
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Case of the Day: Carson v. Griffin
The case of the day is Carson v. Griffin (N.D. Cal. 2013). Fletcher Carson sued several defendants, including Walsh Griffin, Walsh Capital Group, Ivan Ahmed Azziz, Daniel Okwudili Nwankwo, Cisse Abdoulaye, and Ben Aka, on a variety of claims. I don’t attempt to summarize the claims of the pro se complaint. Griffin and Walsh Capital……