Donziger Sentencing Today: Some Thoughts
October 1, 2021
Thoughts on the sentencing of Steven Donziger for criminal contempt of court in the Chevron/Ecuador case in New York.
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Coda to the Prince Andrew Service Saga
September 20, 2021
The US court authorizes service of process on Prince Andrew’s US lawyers, bringing the service of process saga to a probable end.
More on Service of Process on Prince Andrew
September 11, 2021
A look at attempts to serve Prince Andrew with process in the case brought by Virginia Giuffre in New York.
Service on Prince Andrew: Thumbs Up, or Thumbs Down?
September 10, 2021
Update: Please consult my next post, which includes information about other methods of service the plaintiff attempted that were not addressed in the affidavit discussed
Anticlimax of the Day: Servotronics Case Settles
September 9, 2021
The Supreme Court will not decide the Servotronics case.
Case of the Day: WSOU Investments v. TP-Link Technologies
September 8, 2021
The case of the day is WSOU Investments LLC v. TP-Link Technologies Co. (W.D. Tex. 2021). WSOU sued TP-Link, a Chinese company whose offices are
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Case of the Day: Amazon.com v. Robojap Techs.
The interpretation of Article 10 of the Hague Service Convention continues to be the most vexing international service of process issue facing US courts. Article 10(a)
ILW Panel on “Rethinking the Service of Documents in Cross-Border Transactions”
The video from International Law Week 2021 on “Rethinking the Service of Documents in Cross-Border Transactions” is here!
Lago Agrio: Donziger Appeal Fully Briefed
An overview of the briefs in the Donziger appeal, and some lessons from the case.
Petition of the Day: Khochinsky v. Poland
Alexander Khochinsky, an art dealer, seeks Supreme Court review of his abuse of process and Holocaust restitution claims against Poland.
Cert. Watch: ZF Automotive v. Luxshare
The Supreme Court grants a stay in ZF Automotive v. Luxshare, a 1782 case arising from a private international arbitration.
Lago Agrio: Donziger Begins Serving Sentence
Questions and answers about the Chevron/Ecuador case as Steven Donziger begins to serve his six-month sentence for criminal contempt.
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Case of the Day: Amazon.com v. Robojap Techs.
The interpretation of Article 10 of the Hague Service Convention continues to be the most vexing international service of process issue facing US courts. Article 10(a)
ILW Panel on “Rethinking the Service of Documents in Cross-Border Transactions”
The video from International Law Week 2021 on “Rethinking the Service of Documents in Cross-Border Transactions” is here!
Lago Agrio: Donziger Appeal Fully Briefed
An overview of the briefs in the Donziger appeal, and some lessons from the case.
Petition of the Day: Khochinsky v. Poland
Alexander Khochinsky, an art dealer, seeks Supreme Court review of his abuse of process and Holocaust restitution claims against Poland.
Cert. Watch: ZF Automotive v. Luxshare
The Supreme Court grants a stay in ZF Automotive v. Luxshare, a 1782 case arising from a private international arbitration.
Lago Agrio: Donziger Begins Serving Sentence
Questions and answers about the Chevron/Ecuador case as Steven Donziger begins to serve his six-month sentence for criminal contempt.
Case of the Day: Community of Hippopotamuses v. Ministerio de Ambiente
A federal court grants an ex parte 1782 application brought by … some of Pablo Escobar’s Colombian hippopotamuses.
Upcoming Events: International Law Weekend; and Harry Broadman on CFIUS
The BBA hosts an event on CFIUS, and I’ll be speaking at International Law Weekend on waiver of Service Convention objections.
New Publication: Federal Civil Litigation in the First Circuit
MCLE has just published its 2021 supplement to Federal Civil Litigation in the First Circuit, edited by Francis D. Dibble Jr. and Jeffrey E. Poindexter.
Reader Views Requested!
Readers, I am working on my talk for International Law Week, coming later this month. I’m going to be speaking about waivers of objections to
Case of the Day: Clint Eastwood v. Mediatonas UAB
Clint Eastwood serves process in Lithuania by email. This violation of The Hague Service Convention does not make my day.
Lago Agrio: Steven Donziger Sentenced to Six Months In Jail (with a Letters Blogatory Apologia)
Steven Donziger was sentenced to six months in jail for criminal contempt of court in his long-running battle with Chevron in Ecuador.
Donziger Sentencing Today: Some Thoughts
Thoughts on the sentencing of Steven Donziger for criminal contempt of court in the Chevron/Ecuador case in New York.
Coda to the Prince Andrew Service Saga
The US court authorizes service of process on Prince Andrew’s US lawyers, bringing the service of process saga to a probable end.
More on Service of Process on Prince Andrew
A look at attempts to serve Prince Andrew with process in the case brought by Virginia Giuffre in New York.
Service on Prince Andrew: Thumbs Up, or Thumbs Down?
Update: Please consult my next post, which includes information about other methods of service the plaintiff attempted that were not addressed in the affidavit discussed
Anticlimax of the Day: Servotronics Case Settles
The Supreme Court will not decide the Servotronics case.
Case of the Day: WSOU Investments v. TP-Link Technologies
The case of the day is WSOU Investments LLC v. TP-Link Technologies Co. (W.D. Tex. 2021). WSOU sued TP-Link, a Chinese company whose offices are
Case of the Day: DRM Contract Administration v. Proton Technologies
The case of the day is DRM Contract Administration Ltd. v. Proton Technologies AG [2021] IEHC 554. DRM sued Proton Technologies, the Swiss company that
Case of the Day: Euclid Fish Co. v. Cape Florida Seafood
The court quashed a subpoena to a foreign state-owned business in an international antitrust case.
Boston’s Eviction Moratorium Overreach
A change of topic today to discuss the Boston Public Health Commission’s new eviction moratorium. The order, issued on August 31, is meant to reimpose
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 case of the day is Youssef v. Embassy of the UAE (D.D.C. 2021). Abla Youssef was a secretary at the United Arab Emirates’ embassy
Case of the Day: Depp v. Heard
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
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
Case of the Day: Scalin v. Société Nationale SNCF
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
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
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,
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
Minyao Wang on Service By Email
I welcome readers back to Letters Blogatory with this guest post by friend of Letters Blogatory Minyao Wang. Minyao takes a look at the Grupo
Letters Blogatory’s New Home!
Readers, the day has finally arrived. I have finished the migration of Letters Blogatory, the web’s oldest blog (as far as I know!) devoted to
At the Donziger Trial
Ispent the day yesterday in an overflow room watching the criminal contempt trial of Steven Donziger. The day lacked the drama of Day 1 of
Lago Agrio: Last-Minute Developments Before the Contempt Trial
Steven Donziger’s contempt trial begins in New York on Monday. In the days leading up to the trial, there have been two new developments. First,
Case of the Day: Genus Lifesciences v. Tapaysa Engineering
The case of the day is Genus Lifesciences Inc. v. Tapaysa Eng’g Works Pvt. Ltd. (E.D. Pa. 2021). Genus brought a commercial claim against Tapaysa, an Indian
Case of the Day: Minor v. Juarez
The case of the day is Minor v. Juarez (D.N.M. 2021). David Minor sued Luis Alberto Ramirez Juarez for negligence on account of an automobile accident in
More Servotronics Action
Back in March 2020, the Fourth Circuit issued a decision in the Servotronics case, holding that courts had the power, under § 1782, to order discovery in aid of a private international arbitration outside the United States.
Event Announcement: Challenges for the International Criminal Court
Readers, the International Law Section of the Boston Bar Association is proud to be sponsoring a webinar on May 6, 2021 at 12:00 EDT (UTC -4): “Challenges for the International Criminal Court.”
Book of the Day: Arbitration of International Intellectual Property Disputes
Readers, check out the second edition of Arbitration of International Intellectual Property Disputes, just out from JURIS. My colleague David Evans and I have a chapter on choice of law and conflict of laws.
Case of the Day: Gorsoan v. Bullock
The case of the day is Gorsoan Ltd. v. Bullock (Fla. Cir. Ct. 2020). I came across the case on the website of friend of the blog George
Lago Agrio: Second Circuit Affirms Donziger’s Pretrial Conditions of Release
In a non-precedential decision, the Second Circuit has affirmed the district court’s order denying Steven Donziger’s motion for relief from the conditions of his pretrial release, which
What’s In A Name? New Rules For The HCCH Conventions
Readers, I would like to invite you to participate with me in what may be a Sisyphean task—to change the names we give to the
Case of the Day: Ford v. Montana
The case of the day is Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court (S. Ct. 2021). It’s a personal jurisdiction decision that keeps the law
Yet Another Servotronics Update: Tribunal Declines To Continue Hearing
Okay, here is yet another Servotronics update, occasioned by an intrepid reader who sent me a copy of the Third Interim Award in the underlying arbitration. Servotronics
Supreme Court Grants Cert. In Servotronics Case
Today the Supreme Court granted the petition for a writ of certiorari in the Servotronics case. This is the case that will (we hope!) address the most
Missouri v. China: a Letters Blogatory (Informal) Amicus
Iwrote almost a year ago about Missouri v. China, which I called the “unmeritorious case of the day.” This is the case brought by the state
Case of the Day: Germany v. Philipp
The case of the day is Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp (S. Ct. 2021). This is the case of the Welfenschatz, the Guelph treasure
Update: The Servotronics Cert. Petition
For those of you following the Servotronics case, the case about whether Section 1782 allows for discovery in aid of private foreign arbitrations, Justice Barrett
Interesting Issue of the Day: Recognition of Remote Civil Marriages In Israel
The Forward and friend of Letters Blogatory Eugene Volokh have both written about an interesting case before the Israeli Supreme Court. In Israel, which kept