Lago Agrio: Donziger Denied a New Trial
Steven Donziger's motion for a new trial is denied, and the government files its sentencing memorandum.
Case of the Day: Youssef v. Embassy of the UAE
The UAE's embassy. Credit: Gyrofrog (CC SA) The case of the day is Youssef v. Embassy of the UAE (D.D.C. 2021). Abla Youssef was a secretary at the United Arab…
Case of the Day: Depp v. Heard
Credit: GabboT (CC BY-SA) The case of the day is Depp v. Heard (Va. Cir. Ct. 2021). Yes, that Depp and that Heard. After the Sun published a column calling…
Case of the Day: Love-Less Ash Co. v. Asia Pacific Construction
The case of the day is Love-Less Ash Co. v. Asia Pacific Construction, LLC (D. Utah 2021). Love-Less brought a claim against Ka Yee Wong and others. The opinion doesn't…
Case of the Day: Scalin v. Société Nationale SNCF
Credit: Cramos (CC BY-SA) The case of the day is Scalin v. Société Nationale SNCF SA (7th Cir. 2021). The plaintiffs were the descendants of Jews in France whom the…
Case of the Day: Moskovits v. Brazil
A pro se plaintiff wins reconsideration of a jurisdictional dismissal in an FSIA case
Case of the Day: CLMS Management Services v. Amwins Brokerage
Does the McCarran-Ferguson Act "reverse preempt" federal law when it requires arbitration of an insurance dispute?
Case of the Day: Kumtor Gold Co. v. Kyrgyz Republic
Okay, today's case of the day, Kumtor Gold C. v. Kyrgyz Republic (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2021), raises an interesting issue. Kumtor Gold Co., a subsidiary of Centerra Gold (a Canadian firm),…
Gary Born’s Critique of the Choice of Court Agreement Convention Misses the Mark
Gary Born has published a series of posts not just critiquing the HCCH 2005 Choice of Court Convention, but urging states not to ratify it, or to denounce it if…
Paper of the Day: Bill Dodge on Substituted Service and The Hague Convention
Friend of Letters Blogatory William S. Dodge, of the UC Davis School of Law, has published a draft of a paper on substituted service that is forthcoming in the William…