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Case of the Day: Luxottica Group v. Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations
The case of the day is Luxottica Group S.p.A. v. Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A (N.D. Ill. 2019). The case is in the “Chinese internet luxury goods knockoff” genre. The court had granted a temporary restraining order, which had authorized Luxottica to serve process by electronic means, namely, by email and by……
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In re BRF Securities Litigation
The case of the day is In re BRF S.A. Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y. 2019). The lead plaintiff is the Birmingham Retirement and Relief System. It brought an action against BRF, a poultry exporter in Brazil, whose American depository receipts traded on the NYSE. The claim was that BRF and its executives bribed regulators and officials……
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Case of the Day: Fourte International v. Pin Shine Industrial
The case of the day is Fourte International Ltd. BVI v. Pin Shine Industrial Co. (S.D. Cal. 2019). Fourte brought an action against Suzhou Pinshine Technology Co., Suzhou Sunshine Technology Co., Ltd., and Pin Shine Industrial Co., and Bobbin & Tooling Electronics International Company of BVI. It sought leave to serve Suzhou Pinshine and Suzhou……
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Case of the Day: Patrick’s Restaurant v. Singh
The case of the day is Patrick’s Restaurant, LLC v. Singh (D. Minn. 2019). The case is in the genre of Hague Service Convention cases that I love to hate—cases following the lead of Gurung v. Malhotra, my white whale of international judicial assistance.
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Case of the Day: Patrick’s Restaurant v. Singh
The case of the day is Patrick’s Restaurant LLC v. Singh (D. Minn. 2018). Patrick’s sued Sujit Kumar Singh for breach of contract, on account of an alleged failure to make a promised capital contribution to the business in return for a membership interest. Singh resided in Mumbai. Singh was represented by US counsel and……