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Serving Process on US Defendants in Greek Proceedings: A Case Law Survey
Contributor Apostolos Anthimos has a nuts-and-bolts post about Greek caselaw on the Hague Service Convention in US-related cases. In my previous post, I presented two recent decisions of Greek courts on the application of the 1965 Hague Service Convention in Greece. Following that post and the release of my recent book on service of process……
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Case of the Day: Ackourey v. Noblehouse Custom Tailors
The case of the day is Ackourley v. Noblehouse Custom Tailors (E.D. Pa. 2013). The plaintiff, Richard Ackourey, sued Noblehouse Custom Tailors, a Hong Kong firm, and its owner, Vijay Wadwahani, for copyright infringement. The court dismissed the action for failure to serve process, and Ackourley moved to reopen the case, stating that he had……
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Case of the Day: Haffner International Marketing Group v. Sahin
Email subscribers: This has footnotes—please read in your browsers! The case of the day is Haffner International Marketing Group, Inc. v. Sahin (D. Nev. 2013). Haffner was a Nevada corporation in the business of “porcelain, granite, and horse hoof repair.” Sahin lived in Turkey. Haffner hired Sahin in 2006, but in 2011 the relationship ended.……
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Case of the Day: Monagas v. Samsung
The case of the day is Monagas v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (D. Conn. 2013). The facts of the dispute are not made clear in the decision. Liana Monagas sued Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Corp., and Sears Roebuck & Co. in the Connecticut state courts. Samsung Electronics America and Sears removed the case……
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Case of the Day: LT Game International v. DEQ Systems
The case of the day is LT Game International Ltd. v. DEQ Systems Corp. (D.N.J. 2013). The claim was for patent infringement. DEQ was in Quebec. LT served process by mail, and DEQ moved to quash the service. The court granted the motion, but not for the reasons you might fear. I’ve previously opined that……