Tag: Hague Service Convention

  • Case of the Day: Topstone Communications v. Chenyi Xu

    The case of the day is Topstone Communications, Inc. v. Chenyi Xu (S.D. Tex. 2022). I love this case. It shows that the tide is turning. As longtime readers know, ever since Gurung v. Malhotra, courts have approved service by email on defendants in cases within the scope of the HCCH Service Convention, even when……

  • Case of the Day: Sinox Co. v. Yifeng Manufacturing Co.

    The case of the day is Sinox Co. v. Yifeng Manufacturing Co. (W.D. Tex. 2022). In light of my recent post on service by electronic means at the Transnational Litigation Blog, which dealt with prospects for addressing the tension between the Service Convention and current practice in the US courts, I thought I would use……

  • Case of the Day: Al-Saadi v. Annchery Fajas USA

    Case of the Day: Al-Saadi v. Annchery Fajas USA

    The case of the day is Al-Saadi v. Annchery Fajas USA, Inc. (S.D. Fla. 2022). If you want to know how I felt after reading the decision, take a look at the image to the right. The opinion doesn’t explain what the case is about. The plaintiffs, Humam Sarmad Al-Saadi and Celebrities Center for General……

  • Case of the Day: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics v. Venezuela

    The DC Circuit reverses a judgment against Venezuela on service grounds where the central authority failed to execute the request for service. Continue Reading Case of the Day: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics v. Venezuela

  • Case of the Day: PetroChina v. BCI

    Case of the Day: PetroChina v. BCI

    BCI challenged PetroChina on service of process in a dispute over force majeure in a contract for the sale of petroleum during COVID-19. Continue Reading Case of the Day: PetroChina v. BCI