Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 416: Listen and Learn -- Service of Process (Civ Pro)
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The Colorado Court of Appeals recently issued an important ruling in Sebastian Holdings, Inc. v. Johansson that clarifies when courts can authorize substituted service of process for foreign litigation under the Hague Service...more
Despite recent fluctuations in trade policy in the US, companies engaged in international shipping find US courts are increasingly familiar territory. But when a foreign shipping company is sued in the US, how that company is...more
In February 2024, the Court of Appeal of England & Wales upheld a September 2023 decision of the Commercial Court in The Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International And Others (No.10), finding that: (1) the President...more
A recent blog described the times when litigators are required to translate into English foreign-language documents exchanged during pretrial discovery, an increasing obligation driven by the global reach of modern...more
In Lucero v. Wheels, Limited, 2023 WL 8622293 (5th Cir. Dec. 13, 2023), Plaintiffs sought to serve the defendant in India. Plaintiffs tried to serve through two international process service companies and the Central...more
For those readers who are not familiar with the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (the “Hague Service Convention”), it was established to facilitate...more
Foreign defendants located in countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents (“Hague Convention”) must be served pursuant to the Hague Convention. The...more
A recent opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California may help plaintiffs facing the difficulties related to serving foreign defendants, especially in light of challenges caused by the current...more
On March 11, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear." At the time...more
On December 21, 2018, Japan objected to service by direct mail under Hague Service Convention Article 10(a), which is welcome news for Japanese parties subject to foreign litigation, but creates a hurdle for U.S. plaintiffs...more
On March 26, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Republic of Sudan v. Harrison et al., No. 16-1094, holding that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) requires a mailing to be sent directly to the foreign...more
On December 5, 2018, Skadden hosted the webinar “Drafting International Dispute Resolution Clauses.” Topics included the importance of dispute resolution clauses, choosing between litigation and arbitration, drafting...more
On September 26, 2018, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “US Supreme Court October 2018 Term.” Topics included some of the key business-related cases on the Supreme Court’s docket, including cases addressing antitrust, foreign...more
Over the last twenty years, the expanding world market has made it easier for domestic companies to conduct business overseas and with foreign corporations. Large and small businesses alike are going global, receiving and...more
Product liability litigation is no stranger to corporate defendants residing outside of the United States. Whether you work for a foreign corporation or represent a foreign corporation, service of process should be at the...more
California adopted the 1962 Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act in 1967. The Act was intended to encourage the reciprocal recognition of United States judgments abroad by codifying rules as to foreign money...more
Your company has entered into a contract with a smaller, foreign company to do business. While your relationship starts off strong, it quickly sours when you discover that the smaller company’s quality standards do not meet...more
The Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (“Hague Service Convention” or “Convention”), was designed to simplify and standardize the service of legal documents...more
In a decision sure to have wide-ranging implications for cross-border discovery and governing privacy regimes, the Supreme Court recently held in Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon, that the Convention on the Service Abroad of...more
The Continuing Rise of Chinese Investment in Latin America - Chinese investment and transactions in Latin America exceeded US$125 billion in the last decade, and China is expected to continue to be a key player in Latin...more
For nearly thirty years, federal and state appellate courts have been split on the issue of whether the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters, November 15,...more
Starting a lawsuit against defendants outside the United States just got cheaper and easier. On May 22, the U.S. Supreme Court settled a dispute as to whether the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and...more
This week's unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon, 581 U.S. ___, No. 16-254, points out a glaring omission in Wisconsin’s service-of-process rules that ought to be fixed, so that Wisconsin...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to review a key issue concerning service abroad of process on foreign defendants — namely, whether foreign defendants may be served by mail. The case, Menon v. Water Splash, Inc., marks the...more
The process of Brexit will take many years, and the implications for our clients’ business will unfold over time. Our MoFo Brexit Task Force is coordinating Brexit-related legal analysis across all of our offices, and...more