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Case of the Day: PNC Bank v. Baglien
The case of the day is PNC Bank v. Baglien (S.D. Tex. 2024). Friend of Letters Blogatory Maggie Gardner has a good post up about the case at the Transnational Litigation Blog. PNC sought to serve Baglien by process server in Calgary after a “skip trace” found an address for him there, but the effort……
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Case of the Day: Zobay v. MTN Group Ltd.
The case of the day is Zobay v. MTN Group Ltd. (E.D.N.Y. 2024). The claim is that the defendants, including ZTE and Huawei, conspired with foreign terrorist organizations “targeting Americans in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Europe.” The plaintiffs brought claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act on behalf of people “killed or wounded while serving……
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Case of the Day: Park Lane IBS v. Unbnd Group
The case of the day is Park Lane IBS LLC v. Unbnd Group Pty. Ltd. (S.D.N.Y. 2024). In a FINRA arbitration, the tribunal issued an award that granted some relief to Park Lane but denied its claim for indemnification and for attorney’s fees. Park Lane moved to set aside the award to the extent it……
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Case of the Day: Diamond Films Netherlands v. TV Azteca
The case of the day is Diamond Films Netherlands Cooperatief v. TV Azteca S.A.B. de C.V. (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2024). Diamond sued TV Azteca in New York to enforce a Renegotiation and Free Television Output Agreement between the parties. Its lawyers sent a letter of request to the Mexican central authority (under the Hague Service……
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The Special Commission on Service by Email, Part Two
Last week we looked at the first sentence of paragraph 105 of the Conclusions and Recommendations of the 2024 Special Commission on the practical operation of the Service, Evidence, and Access to Justice Conventions. That sentence clarified that email is within the postal channel, and that therefore, service by email is permitted when authorized by……