Case of the Day: In re Heckmann Corp. Securities Litigation
The case of the day is In re Heckmann Corp. Securities Litigation (D. Del. 2011). The case was a purported class action on behalf of the common stockholders of Heckmann.…
Case of the Day: Guessous v. Chrome Hearts, LLC
The case of the day, Guessous v. Chrome Hearts, LLC (Cal. Ct. App. 2011), is another example of a party seeking recognition of a foreign judgment for defensive rather than…
Case of the Day: Bank of Mongolia v. Taskin
H/T to Antonin Pribetic of the Trial Warrior Blog for the reference to the case of the day, Bank of Mongolia v. Taskin (Ontario Super. Ct. 2011). The Bank of…
Technical Note: Letters Blogatory’s “Search” Tool Is New And Improved
As the number of posts on Letters Blogatory has grown (246 and counting!), I've found myself having to use the "search" box on the right side of the screen more…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Letters Blogatory wishes its American readers a very happy Thanksgiving. I'll resume blogging on Monday, Nov. 28. Photo credit: garland cannon (license)
Article Of The Day: Oklahoma and Beyond
I read an interesting article on the somewhat hysterical statutes or constitutional amendments being enacted in Oklahoma and other US states purporting to bar the courts from making use of…
Costa Correction
Due to an error in my HTML, today's article on Costa v. Kerzner Int'l was garbled. I've corrected the problem. Those of you who received the garbled version by email…
Case of the Day: Costa v. Kerzner International Resorts
Update: Due to a problem with my HTML, I published a garbled version of this article this morning. Here's the corrected version! The case of the day is Costa v.…
Case of the Day: Johns v. Van Brunt Motors
The case of the day is Johns v. Van Brunt Motors (N.Y. App. Div. 2011). Johns sued Faurecia S.A., a French corporation with offices in Nanterre, in the New York…
Case of the Day: Verve Communications v. Software International
The case of the day is Verve Communications Pvt. Ltd. v. Software International, Inc. (D.N.J. 2011). Verve was an Indian company that had a contract to perform services for Software…