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Case of the Day: Charleston Aluminum, LLC v. Energomex, S.A. de C.V.
I love today’s case of the day, Charleston Aluminum, LLC v. Energomex, S.A. de C.V. (D.S.C. 2013), because it deals with the rarely-construed Article 3 of the Hague Service Convention. Charleston Aluminum sued Energomex, a Mexican company; the facts of the case are not apparent from the decision. Charleston filed a “motion for Hague service,”……
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Case of the Day: United States v. 200 Acres of Land
The case of the day is United States v. Real Property Known as 200 Acres of Land Near Farm to Market Road 2686, Rio Grande City, Texas (S.D. Tex. 2012). The government alleged that Carlos Alberto Oliva-Castillo, apparently also known as Carlos Ricardo Tirado Tamez, was the owner of a 200-acre parcel that he bought……
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Case of the Day: McCarty v. Roos
The case of the day is McCarty v. Roos (D. Nev. 2012). It’s a bit off the beaten path. Robert Joseph McCarty was convicted of “quasi indecent assault” in Japan in 2003. When he returned to the United States, he was required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Notification Act.……
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Case of the Day: Hudson Financial Corp. v. Autoliv Steering Wheels Mexico
The case of the day is Hudson Financial Corp. v. Autoliv Steering Wheels Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. (N.D. Ohio 2012). The claim was that Autoliv had bought goods from Red Rock Stamping and Tremont Manufacturing, both of which had assigned their accounts receivable to Hudson Financial, the plaintiff. Hudson sued Autoliv Steering, a……
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Case of the Day: Russo v. Alonso
The case of the day is Russo v. Alonso (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). Timothy and Annette Russo were involved in a traffic accident in Phoenix. They noted the license plate number on the other vehicle, and the police officer who came to the scene identified the other vehicle as belonging to Jose Arsenio Ramirez Alonso,……