Tag: mandamus

  • Case of the Day: In re Kirkland

    Case of the Day: In re Kirkland

    The case of the day is In re Kirkland (9th Cir. 2023). John Kirkland lent money to EPD Investments between 2007 and 2009, when he was living in California. He later assigned the loans to the Bright Conscience Trust, a trust he and his wife had created for their children, and of which his wife,……

  • More Servotronics Action

    Back in March 2020, the Fourth Circuit issued a decision in the Servotronics case, holding that courts had the power, under § 1782, to order discovery in aid of a private international arbitration outside the United States. Continue Reading More Servotronics Action

  • Case of the Day: In re Petition of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

    The case of the day is In re Petition of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (7th Cir. 2014). Judge Posner, who wrote the opinion and is also the author of the Heraeus Kulzer and GEA Group cases, continues to show a strong interest in international judicial assistance. The case arose on a petition for a writ……