Letters Blogatory

The Blog of International Judicial Assistance
By Ted Folkman

Tag: Uruguay

  • Case of the Day: Pine Top Receivables v. Banco de Seguros del Estado

    The case of the day is Pine Top Receivables of Illinois, LLC v. Banco de Seguros del Estado (7th Cir. 2014). Pine Top Insurance Company claimed it was owed more than $2 million by Banco de Seguros del Estado, an instrumentality of the Uruguayan government, under reinsurance contracts. When Pine Top failed, its claims against……

  • Case of the Day: Dow Chemical Co. v. Daniel

    The case of the day is Dow Chemical Co. v. Daniel (E.D. Mich. 2014). Pablo Daniel Segismun Edelstein (the court calls him Edelstein, though the case is captioned Daniel) was a former employee of Dow. After he left the company, he sued Dow in Brazil on a wage and hour claim. Dow then sued Edelstein……