The case of the day is Sale v. Jumbleberry Enterprises USA, Ltd. (S.D. Fla. 2021). Sale brought a fraudulent transfer claim against Jumbleberry, a Canadian company. It encountered delays in serving process and sought an extension of time to effect service, noting that Jumbleberry’s offices in Toronto had been closed due to the pandemic. Eventually, it had a Canadian process server, who was unable to make personal service due to the office closure, mail a copy of the documents to the Jumbleberry office. Jumbleberry moved to dismiss for insufficient service of process. FRCP 4(f)(4)(2)(A) allows service by a method prescribed by the relevant foreign law, and Canada has not objected to alternative methods of service under Article 10 of the Hague Service Convention. Thus…
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