Case of the Day: Presley v. N.V. Masureel Veredeling
The case of the day is Presley v. N.V. Masureel Veredeling (Tex. Ct. App. 2012). Marina Presley was the president of Sudaglass Fiber Co. She and Sudaglass entered into a…
Update: The Sedona Conference’s International Principles
In February I posted on the American Bar Association's resolution encouraging courts to "consider and respect, as appropriate, the data protection and privacy laws of any applicable foreign sovereign" in…
Case of the Day: Willhite v. Rodriguez-Cera
I have a very interesting Hague Service Convention case to report today: Willhite v. Rodriguez-Cera (Colo. 2012). Rex Willhite sued Paulo Rodriguez-Cera, a driver who he alleged rear-ended his car,…
Update on the Preparations for Work on a Judgments Convention
As many readers will know, the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements, concluded in 2005 but not yet in effect, provides a mechanism, for enforcement of a written choice…
Case of the Day: Cutting Edge Technologies v. Nosyuiaido
The ultimate goal of an action for damages is collection. The judgment is just a piece of paper, and if you're the plaintiff you need to have a plan to…
Case of the Day: Everplay Installation v. Guindon
The case of the day is Everplay Installation, Inc. v. Guindon (10th Cir. 2012). Rolf Huber and Roger J. Guindon had incorporated Everplay in 1993. The articles of incorporation contained…
Unusual Exchange of Letters in the Belfast Project Case
H/T to Chris Bray for noting the unusual exchange of letters in the Belfast Project case. The government submitted a letter to the panel arguing that the lawyer for Moloney…
Major Jurisdictional Decisions In Canada
Canadian lawyers are pretty excited about a series of decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada on personal jurisdiction of foreign defendants and forum non conveniens. H/T to esteemed fellow-bloggers…
A New Front In The Lago Agrio Case?
The Lago Agrio plaintiffs have published a memorandum by Graham Erion, a Canadian lawyer also licensed to practice in New York, arguing that Chevron is guilty of securities fraud because…
The Curse of TracFone
Holy cow! TracFone is back in the Southern District of Florida. The first time we considered a TracFone case, I called the judge's decision "one of those rare cases that…