Motions to Quash

Personal Jurisdiction by Way of Agency: What Is Required?

by Alison Beanum | Sedgwick LLP on 4/2/2013

For jurisdictional purposes, when should a foreign parent company be “held for the acts” of a resident subsidiary acting on its behalf? On March 4, 2013, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lee S. Edmon analyzed this issue...more

Patent Watch: Abbott Labs. v. Cordis Corp.

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 3/26/2013

On March 20, 2013, in Abbott Labs. v. Cordis Corp., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Rader, Dyk,* Reyna) affirmed the district court's grant of Abbott's motion to quash two subpoenas duces tecum issued...more

Does ‘Speech or Debate’ Trump the Right to Defend Oneself in Court?

by Jeff Ifrah on 2/21/2013

On February 5, 2013, the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives filed a brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to hold that U.S. legislators and their aides cannot be forced...more

Strict Compliance With Service Of Process Statutes

by Neha Dagley | Schecter Law on 1/31/2013

Mortgagors, David and Julianne Walker (the “Walkers”), appealed a non-final order denying their motion to quash service of process. Walker v. Fifth Third Mortgage Company, 100 So. 3d 267 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012). The premise for...more

Florida Judge Quashes Subpoena in Political Taping Case

by George Gabel, Matthew Mears | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/31/2013

In a criminal case arising from the secret recording of a private conversation, Florida prosecutors issued a subpoena to compel a news reporter to testify in a case against a former aide to Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll. The...more

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter - December 2012: California Appeals Court Affirms Quashing of Complaint Against Bermuda...

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/8/2013

Hollander v. XL Ins. (Bermuda) Ltd., No. B230807, 2012 WL 4748956 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 5, 2012). A California appeals court has affirmed a trial court’s order quashing service of a summons and complaint for lack of...more

Tax Court Of Canada Upholds General Policy That Settlement Agreements Should Be Respected – Taxpayer’s Waiver Of Right To Appeal...

by David Spiro | Dentons on 12/24/2012

In Noran West Developments Ltd. v. The Queen, the Tax Court of Canada (Justice Brent Paris) upheld the validity of a taxpayer’s waiver of its right to appeal executed following the conclusion of a settlement with the Appeals...more

Court Quashes Summons of Indictment in Economic Espionage Act Prosecution Against Quinn Emanuel Chinese Client

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 10/5/2012

Last month, Quinn Emanuel won an important victory for its clients the Pangang Group and three of its subsidiaries in a closely watched criminal prosecution brought under the Economic Espionage Act (EEA). Pangang is one of...more

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