Legal Opinion
Davies v. Jobs & Adverts Online, Gmbh
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided May 5, 2000No. CIV.A. 99-1293-APublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
In this breach of contract action against a German corporation, plaintiff has twice elected not to effect service of process via the Hague Convention, 1 choosing instead to serve, in the first instance, the Clerk of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and in the second instance, defendant’s lawyer and registered agent for its wholly-owned subsidiary. For the reasons that follow, service in both instances is insufficient.
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In January 1998, plaintiff entered into a written employment contract with defendant, a German corporation, in Virginia. In…
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