More on the new Brazilian Action in the Lago Agrio Case
Here is an unofficial translation of the Lago Agrio plaintiffs' complaint seeking recognition and enforcement of their Ecuadoran judgment in Brazil. In my last post on the case, I noted…
BREAKING: Lago Agrio Plaintiffs Seek Recognition and Enforcement in Brazil
I was planning to take the rest of the week off, but I have a breaking story to report in the Lago Agrio case. The Lago Agrio plaintiffs have filed…
Queen Anne in the House of Lords, by Peter Tillemans
Letters Blogatory Special Editorial: Slow Down on House of Lords Reform
It is looking increasingly likely that the UK is going to reform the House of Lords, which in practice seems to mean changing the Parliament into a bicameral (mostly) elected…
Case of the Day: Application of Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A.
The case of the day is Application of Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A. (11th Cir. 2012). CONCEL was a cell phone company. Jet Air Service Equador S.A. had a contract…
Case of the Day: Lantheus Medical Imaging v. Atomic Energy of Canada
We return today to Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. v. Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd., a case involving a US letter rogatory in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Here is…
Case of the Day: Patton Boggs v. Chevron
In today's case of the day, Patton Boggs LLP v. Chevron Corp. (D.C. Cir. 2012), the D.C. Circuit finally drove a stake through the heart of one of the satellite…
Case of the Day: Starski v. Kirzhnev
Today's case of the day, Starski v. Kirzhnev (1st Cir. 2012), is the appellate decision on one of my favorite cases of the day—I wrote about the District Court decision…
A Brief Comment on the Julian Assange Diplomatic Asylum Request
The commentary on Julian Assange's legal situation now that he has sought asylum at the Ecuadoran embassy in London has begun to roll in from the public international law blogs.…
Update on the Summary Judgment Motions in the Lago Agrio RICO Case
Back in March, I noted that Chevron had moved for partial summary judgment in the RICO case it had filed in New York against Donziger, Naranjo and others. In its…
Case of the Day: In re Vitro
The case of the day is In re Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2012). Vitro, a Mexican glass manufacturer, was in reorganization proceedings in Nuevo León, Mexico under…