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Case of the Day: Kumkang Valve Manufacturing Co. v. Enterprise Products
The case of the day is Kumkang Valve Manufacturing Co. v. Enterprise Products Operating LLC (Tex. Ct. App. 2014). Enterprise purchased 1,000 high-pressure valuves from Kumkang, a Korean firm, for use in its gas-processing plants in Colorado and Wyoming. The valves failed, and Enterprise paid $11 million to replace them. Enterprise sued Kumkang in 2007……
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Case of the Day: Green v. Hyundai Power Transformers USA
The case of the day is Green v. Hyundai Power Transformers USA, Inc. (M.D. Ala. 2014). Adrian Green worked for Hyundai Power Transformers as a drill press operator. He was injured on the job and lost his thumb when the drill activated while he was replacing a drill bit.
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Case of the Day: Monagas v. Samsung
The case of the day is Monagas v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (D. Conn. 2013). The facts of the dispute are not made clear in the decision. Liana Monagas sued Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Corp., and Sears Roebuck & Co. in the Connecticut state courts. Samsung Electronics America and Sears removed the case……
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Case of the Day: Hyundai Securities Co. v. Lee
The case of the day is Hyundai Securities Co. v. Lee (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). Shareholders of Hyundai brought a derivative action on behalf of the corporation against Hyundai’s former CEO, Ik Chi Lee, in the Seoul Southern District Court. The claim was for securities fraud. The Korean court entered judgment in favor of Hyundai……
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Case of the Day: In re Cathode Ray Tube Antitrust Litigation
The case of the day is In re Cathode Ray Tube Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal. 2013). The main multi-district litigation involves antitrust claims against cathode ray tube manufacturers. Sharp Corp., an electronics manufacturer, was a plaintiff in a similar litigation in Korea against Korean CRT manufacturers. Sharp sought leave under 28 USC § 1782 to……