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Case of the Day: Progressive Southeastern Insurance Co. v. J&P Transport
The Case of the Day, Progressive S.E. Ins. Co. v. J&P Transport (N.D. Ind. 2011), is a denial of a motion for alternative service in Canada. Progressive, the plaintiff, sought to serve Andrews, a Canadian, at an Ontario address that its private investigator had obtained, via the Canadian Central Authority. The Central Authority’s certificate stated……
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Case of the Day: Zions First National Bank v. Moto Diesel Mexicana
The case of the day is Zions First Nat’l Bank v. Moto Diesel Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. (E.D. Mich. 2011). According to the complaint, MDM, a Mexican firm, wrote several checks to another Mexican firm, Casa de Cambio Majapara S.A. The checks, which totaled more than $2 million, were drawn on Comerica Bank, in Detroit.……
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Case of the Day: Fraserside IP LLC v. Youngtek Solutions Ltd.
The case of the day is Fraserside IP, LLC v. Youngtek Solutions Ltd. (N.D. Iowa 2011). Who knew that the “adult entertainment” industry on the internet would yield so many cases of the day (e.g., BluMedia v. Sordid Ones and Playboy Enterprises v. Smartitan) ? In today’s case, Fraserside, an Iowa subsidiary of Fraserside Holdings,……
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Case of the Day: Opella v. Rullan
The case of the day is Opella v. Rullan (S.D. Fla. 2011). Ray Opella sued Mauricio Alberto Rullan Diaz and Tecnologias Asociadas Internationales, S.A. de C.V., for fraud, conversion, unjust enrichment, etc. Opella served both Rullan and TAI by personal service in Mexico, performed by a Mexican notary public. After service of process, Rullan’s lawyer,……
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Case of the Day: Richmond Technologies v. Aumtech Business Solutions
The case of the day is Richmond Technologies, Inc. v. Aumtech Business Solutions (N.D. Cal. 2011). Richmond Technologies, which did business as ePayware, “provides enterprise resource planning software for financial service companies who provide credit card terminals to merchants.” So it is a middleman’s middleman’s middleman, I guess. Aumtech’s status was unclear. According to Richmond,……