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Case of the Day: Box v. Dallas Mexican Consulate General
The case of the day is Box v. Dallas Mexican Consulate General (N.D. Tex. 2013). The case was on remand from the Fifth Circuit. I wrote about the earlier decision in September 2012. In short, Box was a real estate broker; the claim arose out of Box’s work attempting to find new premises for the……
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Case of the Day: CONPROCA v. Petróleos Mexicanos
The case of the day is CONPROCA S.A. de C.V. v. Petróleos Mexicanos (S.D.N.Y. 2013). CONPROCA was a joint venture organized under the law of Mexico. It sought confirmation of a $311 million arbitral award it had obtained against PEMEX, the Mexican state oil company. The place of the arbitration was Mexico. PEMEX had unsuccessfully……
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Case of the Day: Corporación Mexicana de Mantenimiento Integral v. PEMEX-Exploración Y Producción
The case of the day is Corporación Mexicana de Mantenimiento Integral v. PEMEX-Exploración Y Producción (S.D.N.Y. 2013). PEMEX Exploración y Produccion (“PEP”) was a subsidiary of the Mexican state-owned petroleum company, PEMEX. COMMISA was a Mexican subsidiary of KBR, Inc. In 1997, PEP and COMMISA entered into a contract for the construction of two offshore……
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Case of the Day: Landstar Global Logistics v. Robinson & Robinson
The case of the day is Landstar Global Logistics, Inc. v. Robinson & Robinson, Inc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). Landstar had won a judgment against Robinson in the Florida state courts. Landstar brought an action to recognize and enforce the Florida judgment in the San Diego County Superior Court. The court recognized the Forida judgment……
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Case of the Day: Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Cardona
The case of the day is Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Holdings Mexico, LLC v. Cardona (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians loaned more than $6 million to Arturo Rojas Cardona, Juan Jose Rojas Cardona, Juegos De Entretenimiento Y Videos de Guadalupe, Entretenimiento……