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Case of the Day: Goel v. Ramachandran
The case of the day is Goel v. Ramachandran (S.D.N.Y. 2011). Vikas Goel, a resident of Dubai, was the founder of eSys Technologies Pte Ltd., a computer equipment distributor organized under the laws of Sinagpore and doing business there. All of the shares of eSys were owned by Rainforest Trading Ltd., a British Virgin Islands……
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Case of the Day: Costa v. Celebrity Cruises
The case of the day is Costa v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc. (S.D. Fla. 2011), involved a motion to vacate an arbitral award. The case repeats what I think is a mistake about the relationship between Article V of the New York Convention and motions to vacate or set aside awards made in the US. I……
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Case of the Day: In re Crystal Power Co.
I ignore the Letters Blogatory Scope of Coverage today in order to write about In re Crystal Power Co. (5th Cir. 2011) [Initial Decision] [On Rehearing]. Can you blame me? It’s a mandamus case involving removal jurisdiction! H/T to Louis M. Solomon for a pointer to the case. Crystal Power was an El Salvador firm.……
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Case of the Day: De Beers Centenary AG v. Hasson
The Case of the Day, De Beers Centenary AG v. Hasson (S.D. Fla. 2010), is a bizzare nuisance suit that the court properly dismissed and, maybe, a reminder of why it is a good thing that we leave a role for the courts in deciding threshold questions of arbitrability. Hasson had been convicted of wire……
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Case of the Day: Tamimi Global Co. v. Kellogg Brown & Root LLC
The case of the day is Tamimi Global Co. v. Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (S.D. Tex. 2011). In 2001, the United States government contracted with KBR to provide “dining facility services” to the military. In 2003, KBR subcontracted with Tamimi for food services at Camp Anaconda in Iraq. The subcontract contained an arbitration clause……