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Case of the Day: Harper v. W.W. Grainger, Inc.
The case of the day is Harper v. W.W. Grainger, Inc. (W.D. Ky. 2013). Larry Harper sued Dayton Electric Manufacturing Co. in the Jefferson Circuit Court in Kentucky, alleging that he was severely injured when using a hand truck that Dayton manufactured or sold. Dayton removed the case to the District Court for the Western……
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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,……