Tag: Mexico

  • Case of the Day: Voltage Pictures v. Gussi

    The case of the day is Voltage Pictures LLC v. Gussi S.A. de C.V. (9th Cir. 2024). Voltage was an LA film production company. Gussi was a Mexican film distributor. The two companies had an agreement for the distribution of Ava in Latin America. Who is Ava, you ask? She is played by Jessica Chastain.……

  • Case of the Day: Voltage Pictures v. Gussi

    The case of the day is Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Gussi, S.A. de C.V. (C.D. Cal. 2022). Voltage is a film production and distribution company in Los Angeles. Gussi was a Mexican company. The parties had a contract for the distribution of the film “Ava” in Latin America. There was a dispute that resulted in……

  • Case of the Day: In re Gonzalez

    The Eleventh Circuit dismisses an appeal from a magistrate judge’s decision on a motion to compel on finality grounds. Continue Reading Case of the Day: In re Gonzalez

  • Case of the Day: In re Campuzano

    The case of the day is In re Campuzano-Treviño (D. Md. 2022). Manuel Campuzano-Treviño, a Mexican national, was the president and CEO of Universidad Tecnológica de México. The University was owned by Laureate Education, Inc., a Delaware company with its offices in Miami, but formerly with offices in Baltimore. Campuzano sued the University and Laureate……

  • Case of the Day: In re JR

    The case of the day is In re JR (Tex. Ct. App. 2019). The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services sought to terminate the parental rights of a father over his child in Texas. The father resided in Mexico. His address was unknown, so the court authorized “service by posting,” which is what Texas……