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More on Preliminary Relief Before Service Of Process
In recent posts on 3M Co. v. Christian Investments LLC and H-D Michigan, LLC v. Hellenic Duty-Free Shops, S.A., I opined that given that courts have jurisdiction to enter temporary restraining orders binding foreign defendants before service of process, they should also have jurisdiction to enter preliminary injunctions before service of process, as long as……
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Case of the Day: H-D Michigan, LLC v. Hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A.
The case of the day is H-D Michigan, LLC v. Hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A. (E.D. Wis. 2011). HD-Michigan and Harley-Davidson Motor Co. sued Hellenic for breach of a trademark licensing agreement. The court issued a temporary restraining order effective for fourteen days, which enjoined Hellenic from using Harley-Davidson’s trademarks. In the case of the……
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Case of the Day: A Love Of Food I, LLC v. Maoz Vegetarian USA, Inc.
The case of the day is A Love of Food I, LLC v. Maoz Vegetarian USA, Inc. (D. Md. 2011). Maoz, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in New York, sold franchises for “quick-service” vegetarian restaurants in the United States. A Love Of Food was one of the franchisees, operating a restaurant……
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Case of the Day: Grupo Radio Centro v. American Merchant Banking Group
Yesterday’s case of the day, Hughes v. Ashton, was a pleasure to report: clear, and rightly decided to boot. No such luck with today’s case of the day, Grupo Radio Centro v. American Merchant Banking Group (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011). The case involves difficulties in serving process in Mexico under the Hague Service Convention,……
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Case of the Day: Mertik Maxitrol GmbH v. Honeywell Technologies
The case of the day is Mertik Maxitrol GmbH v. Honeywell Technologies Sarl (E.D. Mich. 2011). Mertik sued Honeywell International and two of its subsidiaries: its Swiss subsidiary, Honeywell Technologies Sarl, and its Dutch subsidiary, Honeywell B.V. Mertik sought to serve the two foreign firms under the Hague Convention through the appropriate central authorities, and……