Bodum USA, Inc. v. La Cafetiere, Inc.

I join the majority opinion, and write separately merely to express emphatic support for, and modestly to amplify, the court’s criticism of a common and authorized but unsound judicial practice. That is the practice of trying to establish the meaning of a law of a foreign country by testimony or affidavits of expert witnesses, usually lawyers or law professors, often from the country in question. For earlier criticism, see Sunstar, Inc. v. Alberto-Culver Co., 586 F.3d 487, 495-96 (7th Cir. 2009).

*632The contract in this case is in writing and unambiguously entitles the defendant to continue to…