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Evasive maneuvers: How US courts sidestep the Hague Service Convention and effects on foreign defendants

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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

TransPerfect Legal

You’ve Been Served: The Hague Service Convention Explained

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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

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To Quash or Not to Quash: Necessity of Formal Service of Process on Foreign Defendants through the Hague Convention

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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

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

An Alternative to Foreign Service of Process

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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Japanese Government Finally Declares Objection to Service by Mail under the Hague Service Convention

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

Butler Snow LLP

New Frontiers for an Old Treaty: Service by Mail under the Hague Convention

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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

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California Court Finds Russian Court's Service Comported With Due Process

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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

Troutman Pepper Locke

Finding Foreign Service Difficult? Look for the Defendant on Facebook

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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

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Knock, Knock, Knocking on Menon’s Door

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

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Supreme Court Holds That the Hague Service Convention Does Not Prohibit Service of Process Abroad by Mail

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

Troutman Pepper Locke

You've Got Mail: Supreme Court Holds Foreign Defendants May Be Served Via Certified Mail Under Hague Convention

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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

Foley & Lardner LLP

Water Splash Reveals a Glaring Omission in Wisconsin's Service-of-Process Rules, Which Ought To Be Fixed

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Supreme Court to Decide Whether Foreign Defendants May Be Served by Mail

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

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