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Case of the Day: Zhang v. Baidu.com
We return today to Zhang v. Baidu.com, the case of the day from April 2, 2013. In the prior decision, the judge granted a motion to dismiss and denied a cross-motion for default judgment where China’s central authority had refused to serve the summons and complaint, citing Article 13 of the Hague Service Convention. The……
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Case of the Day: Duarte v. Michelin North America
The case of the day is Duarte v. Michelin North America, Inc. (S.D. Tex. 2013). Xiomara Duarte filed a product liability case against Michelin and Toyota Motor Corp. after she was in an automobile accident involving a blow-out; she claimed the tire, manufactured by Toyota. Duarte sought to serve process on Toyota by delivering the……
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Case of the Day: Neelon v. Kruger
The case of the day is Neelon v. Krueger (D. Mass. 2013). The facts alleged in the complaint, if true, are of the kind that call for a judicial smackdown. Daniel Neelon is a Massachusetts lawyer. According to the complaint, he was counsel to Georges Cohen, a Montreal businessman. Neelon, on behalf of Cohen, negotiated……
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Case of the Day: Hazim v. Schiel & Denver Book Group
The case of the day is Hazim v. Schiel & Denver Book Group (S.D. Tex. 2013). Omar Hazim was the author of “Islam in the Heartland of America.” He sued Schiel & Denver Publishing Ltd., Schiel & Denver Book Publishers, and Schiel & Denver Book Group for copyright infringement, breach of contract, unfair trade practices,……
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Case of the Day: St. Ventures v. KBA Assets & Acquisitions
The case of the day is St. Ventures, LLC v. KBA Assets & Acquisitions, LLC (E.D. Cal. 2013). St. Ventures sued KBA, Ben Fenfield, Asset Placement Ltd., Susan Gillis, Paul Windwood, and Bank of America, claiming that “the defendants obtained a bond owned by St. Ventures through fraudulent means.” Asset Placement Ltd. was a UK……