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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……
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The Special Commission on Service by Email, Part 1
The Special Commission on the practical operation of the Service, Evidence, and Access to Justice Conventions has just completed its 2024 meeting and, at last, taken on the issue of service by email under the Hague Service Convention. Its conclusions are welcome and should have a significant influence on US courts’ decisions, which in recent……
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Case of the Day: Peanuts Worldwide v. Schedule A
The case of the day is Peanuts Worldwide LLC v. Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A (N.D. Ill. 2024). The case is a so-called “Schedule A” case brought by an intellectual property owner against many unknown parties allegedly infringing the IP on the web. Here, the plaintiff owned the copyrights and trademarks covering……
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Case of the Day: Bunce v. Glock, Inc.
The case of the day is Bunce v. Glock, Inc. (D. Vt. 2024). The case arose out of a tragedy: in 2021, the plaintiffs’ three-year-old son accidentally shot himself in the face with a Glock pistol. The claim was that the “product,” the gun, had been defectively designed. The defendants were Glock, Inc., a Georgia……
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The Upcoming Special Commission Meeting
The Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions will take place from July 2 to 5 in The Hague. I’ll be attending as part of the ITechLaw delegation, along with friend of Letters Blogatory Alex Blumrosen of the Paris bar. The Special Commission is……