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Wallishauser v. Austria: Is 28 U.S.C. § 1608(a)(3) Still Good Law?
Update: Maybe I’ve identified a problem that doesn’t exist. The 1991 Draft Articles also permit service by other means “accepted by the State concerned.” So I suppose that if the foreign state declines to accept service by mail, then no harm, no foul? The case of the day is Wallishauser v. Austria (ECtHR 2012). I’m……
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Case of the Day: PHH Mortgage Corp. v. Colliton
The case of the day is PHH Mortgage Corp. v. Colliton (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2012). The action was for foreclosure of a mortgage. PHH served the complaint on James Colliton, who accepted service for himself and his wife, Grace Colliton, but Mr. Colliton’s answer asserted that at the time of service, Mrs. Colliton no longer……
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Case of the Day: In re LLS America
Today’s case of the day, Kriegman v. Cooper (In re LLS America, LLC) (Bankr. E.D. Wash. 2012), is yet another case standing for the proposition that as a matter of US law, service by mail is permissible in Canada. Frank and Miller, both of British Columbia, were investors in what may or may not have……
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Case of the Day: DFSB Kollective v. Bourne
The case of the day is DFSB Kollective Co. v. Bourne (N.D. Cal. 2012). Kollective is a Korean company that had exclusive rights to some Korean pop music recordings in the United States. Yousuf Bourne, the defendant, resided in Australia. He operated several websites and had accounts with several social media sites, and Kollective alleged……
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Case of the Day: United States v. Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL
The case of the day is United States v. Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL (S.D.N.Y. 2012). Following a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation into an “alleged scheme to launder money through the U.S. financial system and the used car market, for the benefit of Hizballah, designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. Department of State,”……