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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,……
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Case of the Day: Dyer v. Can-Truck, Inc.
In the case of the day, Dyer v. Can-Truck, Inc. (N.D. Ohio 2011), Frank Dyer alleged that while he was riding a motorcycle near Lima, Ohio, he was injured when struck by a truck driven by Jaswinder Sekhon and owned by Can-Truck, Inc. Sekhon resided in Ontario, and Can-Truck had its place of business there.……
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Case of the Day: Stone v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals
The Case of the Day is Stone v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2011). Paula Palladino was prescribed generic ciprofloxacin for treatment of an infection. Shortly thereafter, she went to the hospital with a fever and a rash. She was eventually diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome, a rare skin condition, and ultimately died. Her heirs sued……
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Case of the Day: Day v. Cornèr Bank (Overseas) Ltd.
Judge Lamberth, describing the allegations in the Case of the Day, Day v. Cornèr Bank (Overseas) Ltd. (D.D.C. 2011), wrote that they detailed “a sordid affair straight out of a Hollywood script—or at least a second-rate mystery novel.” The plaintiff was Tonya Kay Day. According to Day’s complaint, several years ago her mother, Lavera Jean Foelgner, told……