Article of the Day: Bill Dodge on Substituted Service
Bill Dodge has a new post at Transnational Litigation Blog on Substituted Service and the Hague Service Convention, which brings to our attention a new revision of his forthcoming paper…
The Never-Ending Story: Donziger Seeks To Avoid Disbarment In DC
A new front has opened in Steven Donziger's battle to remain a lawyer. As you'll recall, Donziger was disbarred in New York after the New York courts decided that the…
Article of the Day: Eric Sherby, “Is an Arbitrator a ‘Tribunal’ Under Section 1782? The FAA Red Herring”
I'm happy to welcome friend of Letters Blogatory Eric Sherby, a well-known Israeli lawyer specializing in international litigation and arbitration, who argues in today's post that it's a mistake to…
Some Thoughts on the Leaked Draft Opinion Overturning Roe v. Wade
Credit: Joe Ravi (CC BY-SA) You have probably read the news from last night. Someone (a law clerk?) has leaked a draft opinion indicating that the Supreme Court is on…
Case of the Day: Pivar v. Van Gogh Museum
The case of the day is Pivar v. Van Gogh Museum (S.D.N.Y. 2022). Full disclosure: I was counsel for The Van Gogh Museum Foundation ("the Museum"), the defendant in the…
Lago Agrio: Donziger finishes serving his sentence
Credit: @sdonziger Steven Donziger finished serving his sentence yesterday following his conviction of criminal contempt of court. Although it will come too late to affect his sentence, his appeal challenging…
Case of the Day: Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
The case of the day is Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation (S. Ct. 2022). Justice Kagan, who wrote the opinion for a unanimous court, is such a good writer that…
Case of the Day: US v. Vaello Madero
It was a busy day at the Supreme Court yesterday. You probably logged on expecting to read about the Cassirer case, and I'll try to get a post up about…
Thoughts on the Bill on Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims
In February, Congress passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. The new law amends the Federal Arbitration Act to forbid employers from requiring…
Case of the Day: Hulley Enterprises v. Russian Federation
The case of the day is Hulley Enterprises, Ltd. v. Russian Federation (D.D.C. 2022). It involves the $50 billion arbitral award that shareholders in Yukos Oil Co. obtained against Russia…
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