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Case of the Day: Cargill Financial v. Barshchovskiy
The case of the day is Cargill Financial Services International, Inc. v. Barshchovskiy (S.D.N.Y. 2024). Taras Barschchovskiy, described in a Minnesota Star Tribune headline as the “Ukrainian fruit juice kingpin,” was the losing party in an LCIA arbitration brought by Cargill on account of financing Cargill had provided to T.B. Fruit Group, Barshchovskiy’s company. Cargill……
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Baidoo v. Blood-Dzraku and Service by Facebook
The case of the day is Baidoo v. Blood-Dzraku (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2015). Zhandra Marín first noted the case at Cartas Blogatorias. The case involves service of process by Facebook.
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Case of the Day: WhosHere, Inc. v. Örün
The case of the day is WhosHere, Inc. v. Örün (E.D. Va. 2014), involves service by email and by Facebook and LinkedIn in Turkey.
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Case of the Day: Flo Rida v. Mothership Music
The name of today’s case of the day, Flo Rida v. Mothership Music Pty Ltd. [2013] NSWCA 268, is perfect. Flo Rida is an American rapper. He had a contract to perform at the Fat As Butter music festival in Newcastle, New South Wales, in 2011. He didn’t perform, and the festival’s organizer, Mothership Music,……
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Service by Email and Facebook: FTC v. PCCare247 Inc.
I’ve got an interesting case for you today! The case of the day is FTC v. PCCare 247 Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2013). The FTC alleged that the defendants, Vikas Agrawal, Anuj Agrawal, Parmeshwar Agrawal, PCCare247 Solutions Pvt. Ltd., and Connexxions IT Services Pvt. Ltd., all located in India, “operated a scheme that tricked American consumers into……