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Case of the Day: In Re R.L.
The case of the day is In re R.L. (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). R.L., a child, was born in San Diego. The child’s mother, an American citizen, was living in Tijuana at the time of the birth but came to California to deliver the baby. The child tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine, and the……
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Case of the Day: Cabrera v. Kosan Crisplant
The case of the day is Cabrera v. Kosan Crisplant A/S (S.D. Tex. 2016). Much confusion is in the air. Roberto Cabrera brought a product liability suit against Kaya Baskül, a Turkish company, following a propane fire and explosion in Conroe, Texas. The decision is a little confusing, because it refers to an attempt in……
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Case of the Day: Honig v. Cardis Enterprises
The case of the day is Honig v. Cardis Enterprises International N.V. (E.D.N.Y. 2016). Edward Honig sued Cardis Enterprises International N.V.,and others for securities fraud. Cardis was a Curaçao company. It moved to dismiss for insufficient service of process.
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Water Splash v. Menon Resource Page
I have created a resource page for Water Splash v. Menon, the case about Article 10(a) of the Hague Service Convention that is now before the Supreme Court on a petition for a writ of certiorari. You can find it under the Special Coverage menu at the top of the page.
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Cert. Watch: Water Splash v. Menon
Back in July 2015, I covered Menon v. Water Splash, Inc., 472 S.W.3d 28 (Tex. Ct. App. 2015), a case in which the Texas Court of Appeals held, erroneously and over a strong dissent, that Article 10(a) of the Hague Service Convention does not permit service by mail, because it refers to “sending” rather than……