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Case of the Day: Harbi v. MIT
The case of the day is Harbi v. MIT (D. Mass. 2017). Faïza Harbi, who lived in France, was enrolled in MIT’s online course, “For the Love of Physics,” taught by Professor Emeritus Walter Lewin. She alleged that Lewin sexually harassed her online, and she sued him and MIT in Boston, asserting common law tort……
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Case of the Day: In re Accent Delight
The case of the day is In re Accent Delight International (2d Cir. 2017). Accent Delight and Xitrans Finance Ltd. were BVI companies owned by Dmitry Rybolovlev’s family trusts. Rybolovlev was a Russian national who resided in Monaco. Yves Bouvier was a Swiss national who dealt in fine art through MEI Invest Ltd., a Hong……
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Case of the Day: Leibovitch v. Iran
The case of the day is Leibovitch v. Islamic Republic of Iran (7th Cir. 2017). The plaintiffs were the victims of a terrorist attack in Jerusalem by members of Palestine Islamic Jihad, a terrorist group supported by the government of Iran. The plaintiffs had a default judgment against Iran for $67 million. Seeking to collect,……
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Case of the Day: Cerner Middle East v. Al-Dhaheri
The case of the day is Cerner Middle East Ltd. v. Al-Dhaheri (D. Mass. 2017). Cerner was a Cayman Islands company with its offices in Missouri. Ahmed Dhaheri was a UAE citizen living in Abu Dhabi. He was one of the two members of iCapital LLC, a UAE company. In 2008, iCapital made a contract……
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Case of the Day: CBF Indústria de Gusa v. AMCI Holdings
The case of the day is CBF Indústria de Gusa S/A v. AMCI Holdings, Inc. (2d Cir. 2017). CBF and several other plaintiffs were Brazilian companies in the business of producing and supplying pig iron. They sold the iron to Primetrade AG, a Swiss company, which then supplied it to Primetrade USA. In 2004, one……