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Canon Financial Services v. Permanent Mission of Madagascar
The case of the day is Canon Financial Services, Inc. v. Permanent Mission of Madagascar (S.D.N.Y. 2017). The opinion doesn’t explain what the case is about, though we could take a guess from the title. In any event, Canon sued Magadascar’s mission to the United Nations in New York state court more than five years……
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Case of the Day: Newman v. Bulgaria
The case of the day is Newman v. Republic of Bulgaria (S.D.N.Y. 2017). Bulgaria owned a building in New York where its diplomats at the United Nations lived. The front entrance was covered by a canopy that covered the sidewalk in front of the building. The awning was supported by two posts, and two auxiliary……
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Case of the Day: HWB Victoria Strategies v. Argentina
The case of the day is HWB Victoria Strategies Portfolio v. Republic of Argentina (D. Kan. 2017). HWB and several other plaintiffs were judgment creditors of Argentina in the Argentine bond case I’ve written about before. They obtained a writ of attachment in the Cowley County Kansas court and attached two aircraft engines owned by……
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Ira Ryk-Lakhman on the Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Case
Today new Letters Blogatory contributor Ira Ryk-Lakhman brings us a post on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne. Ira is a Ph.D. candidate and teaching fellow at University College London, and an associate with Tadmor Levy & Co. Welcome, Ira! Yesterday, May 1, 2017, the US Supreme Court delivered the……
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Case of the Day: Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne
The case of the day is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. (S. Ct. 2017). I’ve covered the case twice before, in May 2015 and November 2016. Here was my statement of the facts from before: