Case of the Day: Kita v. Superior Court
The case of the day is Kita v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). Takahito and Kanako Kita were Japanese nationals who were married in Japan…
BREAKING: Argentine Appellate Court Upholds Chevron Asset Freeze In the Lago Agrio Case
According to Enrique Bruchou, a lawyer for the Lago Agrio plaintiffs quoted by Reuters, an Argentine appellate court has upheld a lower court's order freezing the assets of Chevron affiliates…
Case of the Day: Chabad v. Russian Federation
We return today to the case of the day from July 29, 2011, Agudas Chasidei Chabad v. Russian Federation. The case involves an effort by Chabad, the ultra-orthodox Jewish movement,…
Belfast Project: Boston College Seeks To Vacate Judge Young’s Order And Dismiss Its Own Appeal
Yesterday, Boston College filed a Suggestion of Death of Dolours Price. The procedure is a little odd, since Ms. Price was not a party to the proceedings: FRAP 43(a)(1) provides:…
From Germany to China: The Nitty-Gritty of International Service, How To Fill In Forms and What To Translate
IJA Brigade member Peter Bert returns with a post on an interesting new German decision on the translation and proof of service provisions of the Hague Service Convention. Issues of…
Maestro Mastro: Chevron’s Legal Team Hits A Home Run
Earlier today, Chevron filed a Declaration by Alberto Guerra Bastidas, an Ecuadoran judge, that tells a seriously juicy story of judicial corruption in Ecuador. By his own admission, Judge Guerra…
Case of the Day: Freedom Watch v. OPEC
The case of the day is Freedom Watch v. OPEC (D.D.C. 2013). Freedom Watch, a right-wing organization that accuses the "Obama-Clinton regime" of "using the economic crisis as an excuse…
What Happens to the Belfast Project Case After Dolours Price’s Death?
Update: One other point I want to make. I think the tapes will be released to the British authorities, but will they be made public? I think it is necessary…
BREAKING: Dolours Price, Central Figure in Belfast Project Case, Has Died
Dolours Price, the woman at the heart of the Belfast Project case, has died, according to news reports. Check back in with Letters Blogatory for analysis of what this will…
Case of the Day: Alder v. Orłowska
IJA Brigade member Fanny Cornette is back with a look a Alder v. Orłowska, a new case from the European Court of Justice on fictitious service of process or notification…