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Case of the Day: Graphic Styles v. Men’s Wear Creations
The case of the day is Graphic Styles/Styles International, LLC v. Men’s Wear Creations (E.D. Pa. 2015). Graphic Styles brought a copyright infringement action against Men’s Wear Creations, a Hong Kong company. It sought to serve Men’s Wear several times by “international certified mail” (in reality, registered mail, not certified mail) at the Hong Kong……
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Case of the Day: In re Vivaro Corp.
The case of the day is In re Vivaro Corp. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2015). Vivaro Corp. filed a Chapter 11 petition in the bankruptcy court in 2012. Breezecom FZC and several other parties filed claims in the bankruptcy case, and Vivaro objected to the claims. There is a split in authority on how objections to claims……
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Case of the Day: Amirault v. Ferrari
The case of the day is Amirault v. Ferrari (N.D. Ohio 2015). Darcie Amirault sued Riccardo Ferrari, a resident of Italy, for libel in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. Ferrari removed the case to the District Court and moved to dismiss for insufficient service of process. Amirault had served the summons and complaint……
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Event recap: The Hague Service and Evidence Conventions
Readers, if you weren’t there on Monday for the discussion on Service of Process and Taking of Evidence Abroad, you missed a very interesting and engaging discussion. There were some dramatic moments, or dramatic at least if international judicial assistance is your thing.
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Case of the Day: Altos Hornos de Mexico v. Rock Resource Ltd.
The case of the day is Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. v. Rock Resource Ltd. (S.D.N.Y. 2015). Altos Hornos moved for confirmation of an arbitral award it had obtained against Rock Resources. Altos Hornos sought to serve Rock Resources with process in Hong Kong via the Central Authority, using the address Rock Resource……