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Case of the Day: GCIU-Employer Retirement Fund v. Coleridge Fine Arts
The case of the day is GCIU-Employer Retirement Fund v. Coleridge Fine Arts (D. Kan. 2015). Coleridge was an Irish corporation. The Fund sought to effect service of process by arranging for an Irish solicitor to serve the documents on the corporation’s receptionist. Coleridge moved to quash the service on the grounds that it did……
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Case of the Day: In re Application of Ryanair
The case of the day is In re Request for Subpoena by Ryanair Ltd. (N.D. Cal. 2014). Ryanair had sued Joachim Kleinert in Dublin, alleging that he was liable for publishing a false report about its safety and maintenance record. Kleinert failed to appear, and the Irish court entered a default judgment. Ryanair then applied……
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More Belfast Project News: The PSNI Wants To Question Anthony McIntyre
With apologies to readers who are interested in things other than the Belfast Project, and with a hat-tip to Chris Bray for the pointer, here is a second update in as many days. The Belfast Telegraph is reporting that the PSNI is seeking to question Anthony McIntyre, one of the lead Belfast Project researchers, in……
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Case of the Day: Carson v. Griffin
The case of the day is Carson v. Griffin (N.D. Cal. 2013). Fletcher Carson sued several defendants, including Walsh Griffin, Walsh Capital Group, Ivan Ahmed Azziz, Daniel Okwudili Nwankwo, Cisse Abdoulaye, and Ben Aka, on a variety of claims. I don’t attempt to summarize the claims of the pro se complaint. Griffin and Walsh Capital……
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Case of the Day: Feliz v. MacNeill
The case of the day is Feliz v. MacNeill (1st Cir. 2012). The decision is by Justice Souter, who sometimes sits by designation on First Circuit panels. Dr. Briain MacNeill, a physician, treated Santa Encarnacion a few days before her death, and her administratrix, Sobeida Feliz, sued him for medical malpractice. Feliz sued in the……