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Case of the Day: NorthShore Regional Medical Center v. Dill
The case of the day is NorthShore Regional Medical Center, LLC v. Dill (La. Ct. App. 2013). Brian and Edith Dill, who live in England, were vacationing in south Louisiana in 2006. They had purchased a travel insurance policy from Atlas (Atlas later asserted that it was not the insurer, but rather just the broker……
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Case of the Day: Shoham v. Islamic Republic of Iran
The case of the day is Shoham v. Islamic Republic of Iran (D.D.C. 2013). Batsheva Shoham alleged that while she was driving in the West Bank with her infant son, she was ambushed by members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, a terrorist group. One of the terrorists threw a stone that struck her son, killing……
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Service by Email and Facebook: FTC v. PCCare247 Inc.
I’ve got an interesting case for you today! The case of the day is FTC v. PCCare 247 Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2013). The FTC alleged that the defendants, Vikas Agrawal, Anuj Agrawal, Parmeshwar Agrawal, PCCare247 Solutions Pvt. Ltd., and Connexxions IT Services Pvt. Ltd., all located in India, “operated a scheme that tricked American consumers into……
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US Court Approves International Service of Process by Facebook
Letters Blogatory welcomes esteemed fellow blogger Chris Neumeyer, who practices law in Taipei. Chris has a new post on today’s case of the day, FTC v. PCCare247 Inc., which will be cross-posted on his blog. Readers may also be interested in my take on the case. Suffice it to say that in my view service……
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Service in Hong Kong: McIntire v. China MediaExpress Holdings
The case of the day is McIntire v. ChinaMediaExpress Holdings, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2013). The case was a putative class action alleging securities fraud against Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in Hong Kong SAR and others in connection with securities of China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. The plaintiffs served Deloitte in Hong Kong by private process server on a……