The International Commission of Jurists is holding an event on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, called "Access to Justice and Corporate Complicity in Human Rights…
The case of the day is JBR, Inc. v. Café Don Paco, Inc. (N.D. Cal. 2013). Rogers Family Coffee ("JBR") was in the business of providing community aid for sustainable…
S.I. Strong has posted a new and highly recommended paper on SSRN titled Discovery Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782: Distinguishing International Commercial Arbitration and International Investment Arbitration. The paper is…
The case of the day is Hazim v. Schiel & Denver Book Group (S.D. Tex. 2013). Omar Hazim was the author of "Islam in the Heartland of America." He sued…
According to a press release from the Lago Agrio plaintiffs, our favorite case was front and center at today's annual meeting of Chevron's shareholders. Activist Simon Billenness offered a resolution…
Argentina's attorney general, Alejandra Magdalena Gils Carbó, has asked Argentina's Supreme Court to lift the embargo or attachment of Chevron's assets in Argentina, which the Argentine courts had entered under…
The case of the day is Daebo International Shipping Co. v. Americas Bulk Transport (BVI) Ltd. (S.D.N.Y. 2013). Daebo Shipping, a Korean company, chartered the M/V Nicole to ABT, which,…
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The case of the day is In re Application of Pott (W.D. Wash. 2013). Pott was an Argentine businessman in the seafood business. He was the co-founder of Bentinicos de…
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