[Author’s Note: In a bit of sad irony, my initial draft of this post was written just as news of Kate Spade’s suicide broke on June 5th. Honestly, I knew very little
Serving Overseas: Trademark & Trade Dress Infringement
Serving Overseas: Copyright Infringement
[Author’s note: this is the latest in a continuing series of commentary on practice-area-specific applications of the Hague Service Convention and other doctrines of international law governing service abroad– not only service of process, but other notices and orders as well. The obvious irony here is that I’m using two images of the great actor
Serving Overseas: Patent Infringement
[Author’s note: this is the latest in a continuing series of commentary on practice-area-specific applications of the Hague Service Convention and other doctrines of international law governing service abroad– not only service of process, but other notices and orders as well.]
It happens all the time. I’ll give a lecture or mention what I do
Twitter Service Hits the Bigtime
Two years ago, I wrote about the “coming of age,” if you will, of service by electronic means. Well, the idea just hit the bigtime with service on Wikileaks via Twitter.
Setting aside questions about properly identified
Reliance on Non-Lawyers– Especially Foreign Non-Lawyers
The mind just reels. I’m in England at the moment, and an England issue has come up that I cannot bear yet again without a rant. Forgive me…
Lawyers, stop taking legal advice from non-lawyer process servers. Just stop it. That goes double for non-lawyer process servers in other countries.
Seriously– it’s like an
Always Name Your Defendant Entity Correctly
Thinking back to Business Organizations class (because calling it “Corporations” doesn’t go far enough), one of the most important lessons I picked up was the importance of properly naming defendants in a lawsuit.* Just as you wouldn’t call a defendant Daniel when her name is Danielle, don’t
Serving Overseas: Maritime Cases
[Author’s Note: This morning, Peggy and I woke up in 1882. No, really. We are on board the schooner Grace Bailey for a bit of a break from Missouri’s brutal humidity & heat; if you email me this week, fuggedaboutit. You’ll get my
Speed and serving abroad
Peggy and I just took a time warp to 1882. No, really. We are on board the schooner Grace Bailey for a bit of a break from Kansas City’s brutal July weather. All week, we’ll be sailing, sailing, over the bounding main (whatever that is), but not accessible to handle client needs. If
Proof takes longer than you think.
Twice in two hours this afternoon, I’ve fielded somewhat worried emails:
- “Hey, Aaron, I just heard from opposing counsel that the defendant was served in Tokyo last week” and
- “I’ve just been told that the defendant in Paris was served two months ago
They’re Called Deadlines For A Reason
Ninety days. That’s how long you have to serve your defendant, counsel. If you don’t get it done, your case is dismissed.
Put another way… cross a certain line on the calendar without progress, and your claim is dead.
Ah, but wait! The defendant is overseas, and