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It's 9:25 am. Do You Know Where Your Administrative Assistant Is?
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Pepsi's lawyers need to be disbarred if they think they can't be sued in the state of their incorporation in addition to their principal place of business.
Seriously, that's Civil Procedure 101
Seriously, that's Civil Procedure 101
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Companies that incorporate in tax and tort friendly states like NC and Delaware have to deal with getting served process in those states. It's just about the only negative consequence to an otherwise completely corporate friendly practice.
Had they been served in Purchase, NY and not responded they would be arguing that they should have been served in NC.
At any rate, I know one secretary who won't be getting a Christmas bonus.
Had they been served in Purchase, NY and not responded they would be arguing that they should have been served in NC.
At any rate, I know one secretary who won't be getting a Christmas bonus.
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Companies that incorporate in tax and tort friendly states like NC and Delaware have to deal with getting served process in those states. It's just about the only negative consequence to an otherwise completely corporate friendly practice.
Had they been served in Purchase, NY and not responded they would be arguing that they should have been served in NC.
At any rate, I know one secretary who won't be getting a Christmas bonus.
Had they been served in Purchase, NY and not responded they would be arguing that they should have been served in NC.
At any rate, I know one secretary who won't be getting a Christmas bonus.
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@2: It literally is Civil Procedure 101. I'm a 1L at Seattle U and we're going over this very fact at the moment. I wonder what's going to happen as a result. Pepsi can't appeal this on any fact other than their failure to respond, correct? Doesn't that mean they have basically no recourse?
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@2: It literally is Civil Procedure 101. I'm a 1L at Seattle U and we're going over this very fact at the moment. I wonder what's going to happen as a result. Pepsi can't appeal this on any fact other than their failure to respond, correct? Doesn't that mean they have basically no recourse?
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@2: It literally is Civil Procedure 101. I'm a 1L at Seattle U and we're going over this very fact at the moment. I wonder what's going to happen as a result. Pepsi can't appeal this on any fact other than their failure to respond, correct? Doesn't that mean they have basically no recourse?
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Faber, yes, of course they can appeal, but they'll be forced to appeal the decision to set aside the default judgment, and only on that issue, and judges are typically given wide discretion on that issue.
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@1, Lois, a secretary on "Mad Men", CUT OFF THE NEW TOP EXECUTIVE'S FOOT with a riding mower in the office and didn't get fired.
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Pretty boneheaded on Pepsi's part but, then again, the conflict was over bottled water. Evian has been around for over 100 years, so how is this a new idea?
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@13 - Great scene. I think all of the American execs breathed a sigh of relief when Wonder Boy got taken out. Lois did them a favor.
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Now tell me how they're going to get Pepsi to pay, lawyers. Corporations = corporate personhood, and person's don't have debtor's prison. Have Pepsi's employer granish wages? Ha! Pepsi works for itself. Revoke Pepsi's passport? Ha, Pepsi isn't a person. Too big to fail! LOLOLLLLL.
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You can't possibly be that stupid, Westlake. Please tell me it ain't so. (Ever hear of garnishing bank accounts?)
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